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Offline Bootlegger

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...glue joint...
« on: April 08, 2010, 05:33:15 AM »
   Gotta pal comin' by today , and we are gonna install wing and stab in his PT 19 arf, what is the best way to remove coverin' on the part's that need the coverin' removed,  sure do want goooood glue joint's. Don't want to cut the balsa.
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Re: ...glue joint...
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2010, 06:30:16 AM »
I use an iSlice (harbor Freight?) or a soldering iron....
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Re: ...glue joint...
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2010, 07:50:43 AM »
I use a "pencil" soldering iron - nice clean lines & don't have to worry about slicing to deep.
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Re: ...glue joint...
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2010, 09:20:13 PM »
Yup! That is the best way to cut away monokote when you need to expose the wood.
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Re: ...glue joint...
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2010, 05:54:20 AM »
I was looking at soldering irons at Lowe's the other day and they had one that would use a #11 blade as a tip.  It had other specialized tips as well.
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