Composite prop glueing?

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Composite prop glueing?

Postby Biggles » Sun Nov 29, 2009 9:02 pm

I have an aeros prop and during storage its pickup abit of a problem on the tip of a blade. Its slightly de-laminated on the tip and it should glue easily but what glue?
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Re: Composite prop glueing?

Postby Morph » Mon Nov 30, 2009 10:02 am

clear 2-part epoxy would be my suggestion
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Re: Composite prop glueing?

Postby Biggles » Mon Nov 30, 2009 6:14 pm

Ta, I had a good look at it today and saw the prop is glass carbon composite.
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Re: Composite prop glueing?

Postby Boet » Tue Dec 01, 2009 6:16 pm

Super Glue. ( "Thick" sinocryalite.)
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Re: Composite prop glueing?

Postby OzGyro » Wed Dec 02, 2009 5:49 pm

Hi Biggles

You can also use Araldite two part epoxy adhesive, just dont use the 5 minute one. Or alternatively if you can get it here in SA, grab some Devcon plastic steel epoxy. Devcon is great to work with and can be machined, filed and sanded as required.

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Re: Composite prop glueing?

Postby Biggles » Thu Dec 10, 2009 10:29 am

Used epoxy and its sorted:)
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