For my first project after 45 years, I'm building a Sky-Ray and am ready to install the wing, stab, and vertical stab / rudder.  I have it all jigged and straight, but cannot figure how to apply the epoxy to join the wing and fuselage, as the joint is very tight.  I only have 15 minute epoxy, Titebond, and CA. (and some 16 penny nails if I have to unjig this thing one more time!)  Not really.   Any and all help is appreciated.

Thanks for all your help.
Steve Thornton

Wayne and I were writing simultaneously. I agree with his technique, except that I'd try to get some epoxy to soak into the fuselage before finally sliding it in place.

Technique would probably vary a bit, depending on your wing covering. I'm close to doing a constant-chord wing for the first time too, but I'm planning on the same technique I use for a tapered wing. I'd use 30-minute epoxy.

If the wing is covered by doped silkspan, then cover the wing first, including  maybe an inch or two of overlap at the center, but don't bring the center wing very near a gloss with dope. Mark off the center wing area to be inside the profile fuselage. Cover the exterior half-span (outside the fuselage lines) that does not include the control rod exit with thin trash bag material, making sure the fuselage will slip over it into its final central location. Then coat your fuselage cut-out with epoxy - soaked in, and scrape off the excess. This is just to saturate the surface. Next, coat the center wing between the fuselage edge lines with epoxy. Let soak in and leave some but not a lot on the surface (I'm assuming you are accurate about the close fit). Slide the fuselage over the plastic bag protection, until it is aligned over the epoxied centered wing. Scrape off the excess epoxy pushed ahead of the fuselage. Align the wing, and let set. The joint will be more than strong enough.

I'd use the same technique for plastic coverings, except that I would extend the coverings to overlap  across the center (or use one full-span sheet) and cut diamond-shaped areas out for the epoxy to join wood to wood.

SK

I would do as said, but to clean up excess epoxy use rubbing alcohol and paper towels.

                                               Jimmy

Thank you all for the great instruction.  I combined much of your techniques and got a beautiful result.......except that somehow my jig must have slipped and this morning I have about a 3 degree misalignment through the vertical axis, i.e. the inside wing tip is about 1/2 in. forward of the outboard wing tip.  But it really LOOKS good.  Think it will fly? 

Thanks again for any help

Steve