stamped butt rib?

[Buell Powell]

Re: stamped butt rib?

I still use the old resorcinol glue--it's approved by the FAA and stands up to about anything. When helping to restore old Chris-Crafts and Centurys I've seen really old wood boats left outside that had about rotted away and that old glue was still holding pieces together.

[Ragwing nut]

Re: stamped butt rib?

I still use the old resorcinol glue--it's approved by the FAA and stands up to about anything. When helping to restore old Chris-Crafts and Centurys I've seen really old wood boats left outside that had about rotted away and that old glue was still holding pieces together.

As much as I dislike the mess it makes, so do I.

[VictorBravo]

Re: stamped butt rib?

So guys, maybe someone can tell me why the new Waco biplane wood parts are built with West Systems epoxy and FAA approved... and why one of the top wood experts in the western US builds Stearman wings with it... and why the dark colored boats built with it don't fall apart, etc ???

[N96337]

Re: stamped butt rib?

I hear ya Bill, and I somewhat agree....but I also think of how "on top of things" most FAA inspectors are, and I can see how something like that could get by without adequate testing. That being said, I've never heard of any of the Waco's coming apart. However, I'm not willing to be a "test pilot" for any of it, and through my experience, if something's going to give a problem to someone, it's eventually going to show up in my house...so I just stick to the approved good ol' resorcinol as well. I've used both, and it's just as fast, and I sleep better at night, so as long as the other isn't approved, I'll stick with the known glue. I'm not educated enough on epoxy to know if they all lose strength with temp, or how much, or much of anything else...and personally see no point in spending time finding out, until it's something I need to know. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if there's something out there that is 10 times as good as what we have approved, and I hope it surfaces one of these days, to give the old standards a good run for their money.
John