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Building Tips and technical articles. => Building techniques => Topic started by: Motorman on November 09, 2015, 11:35:22 AM
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Will Titebond work on cloth hinges?
MM
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I don't know. My guess is it will work. I've always used Ambroid.
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I have tried that with two different titebond types, i think 1 and 2 ( maybe) and after a day of drying, i sanded them smooth. I gave them a little tug and they came off a little too easy for my liking. Ambroid or sigment is my choice now
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I have always used yellow carpenters glue (aliphatic). Just ad a drop of water to make it a little bit thinner and it works like a charm. H^^
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Why not use thinned dope? It is just super thin glue. I apply all of mine this way, and it works well..
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I have had great success using Sigment Ambroid, and Duco. You can rub it in as you are applying them and it is almost instant drying.
But, I really prefer to dope them down. I use light weight nylon taffeta which lasts forever and is extremely flexible and very thin. They literally disappear in the finish! I think their main advantage is that you can have a basically sealed hinge line with a lot less hassle! (plus they look cool! LOL!!)
Bill
P.S. I give the taffeta a light coat of dope first and then cut them, it makes cutting neat looking hinges easier, no fraying!
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Yes, aliphatic-resin carpenters' glues and Elmer's type white glues are great. You should, of course, smear some into the wood first, let set for a few seconds, and then re-apply and attach the cloth or synthetic hinges. They do not then come off. I find that these glues dry very fast, and do not stretch out as I attach successive hinges. For my money, these glues are the best approach to cloth hinges. They do not affect dope finishes applied over them, as Ambroid-type glues did for me. - SK
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Will Titebond work on cloth hinges?
MM
Titebond will work, Ambroid is better. If you cannot get Ambroid anywhere, get Sigment.
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Since I have done it on several planes now, I think doping hinges on is the way to go. You not only attach the hinge, but also fuel proof the hinge line. Butone of the planes I'm currently working on will get pinned hinges. The hinge areas will be fuel proofed using SLC(super lite covering)from the CoreHouse.
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Yes, aliphatic-resin carpenters' glues and Elmer's type white glues are great. You should, of course, smear some into the wood first, let set for a few seconds, and then re-apply and attach the cloth or synthetic hinges.
This is what I did and it worked great thanks Serge.
MM
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You can iron on a cloth hinge with Coverite BalsaRite or Sig Stix-It.
Use a thin polyester, nylon taffeta or something non-cotton so it won't rot over time.
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I try to remember back and I believe we used Ambroid for evertyhing, including hinges.
Good thing the stuff peeled off your fingers easily once dry. n~