Yeah, but do you remember what happened to Hawaiian Airlines?
----- Original Message -----
From: Carter Shore <clshore@yahoo.com>
To: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>; LT <llst@telus.net>
Cc: Spitfires Digest <spitfires-digest@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2000 4:19 AM
Subject: Re: Welding Spit body panels
>
> Epoxy, and (stainless pop) rivets.
>
> Hey, it's what holds airliners together.
>
> Carter
>
> --- Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net> wrote:
> >
> > Seems to me that for it to hold, you would have to
> > ensure that the mating surfaces were clean enough to
> > eat off of. I have epoxied
> > panels underneath holes and filled over with body
> > filler but never have used it on any panels that had
> > any stress on them.
> >
> > That might be the key to whether or not it will
> > hold!
> >
> > I always use the axiom that states: When in doubt,
> > DON'T.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Joe
> >
> > LT wrote:
> > >
> > > Has anyone tried the epoxy method of joining
> > panels? I have been told
> > > twice in the last week that this is
> > better/stronger than welding. I have
> > > to patch a fender and was wondering about it.
> > >
> > > Larry Ternowski
>
>
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