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Chris Cann · 12-24-2004, 04:41 PM

OK i was putting the horizontal stab on my excite 90 had it all lined up and it was perfect it must have moved when i let the 30 min epoxy dry because not it's not centered how can i get the epoxy de-bonded?

David_Moen · 12-24-2004, 05:00 PM

ALcohol will soften the epoxy of it hasn't cured up too much yet.

Chris Cann · 12-24-2004, 05:06 PM

it's fully cured

Gary Maker · 12-24-2004, 05:10 PM

Hi Chris.

The only thing I can think of is using alcohol to soften the epoxy. I use it for cleanup of my table and tools I use to apply epoxy and it works great.

If its a large flat area that is inclosed, you might also try using your heat gun working slowly around the glued area. Heat and pull on the stab carefully so as not to break it and this might soften it enough to free it for you.

The only other thing is to take a flat razor saw and saw through the joint, sand it up well once its off and start over again.

When epoxying on a stab I use a combination of pins and tape to hold the stab in place until the epoxy dries. Another trick is to apply the epoxy, position it carefully into place and use medium C/A in a few key areas. Hold it perfectly straight and hit the C/A with kicker! This method will continue to hold it square in place until the epoxy sets up.

Don't worry my friend. I think we've all done this once in our building experience. It will not happen again, right? LOL!

This is not something you want to rush Chris. Take your time and work at it slowly to remove the stab glue joint. Once its apart, the alcohol will work great to remove the old glue. Try to get it as clean as possible before re-glueing.

Hope this info helps. Good luck with the project!

Please let me know how this works out for you if you would be so kind!

ronm · 12-24-2004, 05:19 PM

Chris: Take your heat gun and carefully heat the epoxy. If you take your time and get enough heat into the joint, the epoxy will soften enough for you to move the stab into position.

Alcohol will not affect cured epoxy at all.

Ramz-to-tha-Z · 12-24-2004, 05:33 PM

Get rid of the Excite and get a Funtana 90.....

Gary Maker · 12-24-2004, 05:39 PM

After reconsidering this, I think your right Ron about alcohol on fully cured epoxy.

I was thinking that this was something that Chris had just done and came back within short order and found it crooked, then he might have had a chance with the alcohol method as epoxy takes somewhere around 4 hours to fully setup and 24 hours to be totally cured.

Well, there you go, always great to learn something new. This is definitely one of the greatest sites to educate yourself on matters such as this! Thanks to you Ron!

Chris Cann · 12-24-2004, 07:37 PM

wow thank you everyone for the tips looks like i will be searching canadian tire on boxing day trying to frantically find a heat gun!

AJCoholic · 12-24-2004, 09:27 PM

Canadian tire has a nice, inexpensive heat gun kit (they sell it for stripping paint) that works great.

I concur with Ron... once the epoxy has set heat is about the only way to get it to soften up...

You can try and cut it also with a hot knife (or heating an x acto repeatedly and cutting a little at a time).

ronm · 12-24-2004, 09:28 PM

No prob Chris!

Let's just say........."Been there;...done that"

12-24-2004, 04:41 PM	#1
Chris Cann RCC Supreme Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 2,278 Total Props: 0	uh oh i messed up HELP PLZ! Remove this ad - become a site supporter! OK i was putting the horizontal stab on my excite 90 had it all lined up and it was perfect it must have moved when i let the 30 min epoxy dry because not it's not centered how can i get the epoxy de-bonded?
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12-24-2004, 05:10 PM	#4
Gary Maker RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Gary M. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Radio of choice: Spektrum DX8 # of RCs: 9 Feedback: 34 / 100% Posts: 7,395 Total Props: 9	Hi Chris. The only thing I can think of is using alcohol to soften the epoxy. I use it for cleanup of my table and tools I use to apply epoxy and it works great. If its a large flat area that is inclosed, you might also try using your heat gun working slowly around the glued area. Heat and pull on the stab carefully so as not to break it and this might soften it enough to free it for you. The only other thing is to take a flat razor saw and saw through the joint, sand it up well once its off and start over again. When epoxying on a stab I use a combination of pins and tape to hold the stab in place until the epoxy dries. Another trick is to apply the epoxy, position it carefully into place and use medium C/A in a few key areas. Hold it perfectly straight and hit the C/A with kicker! This method will continue to hold it square in place until the epoxy sets up. Don't worry my friend. I think we've all done this once in our building experience. It will not happen again, right? LOL! This is not something you want to rush Chris. Take your time and work at it slowly to remove the stab glue joint. Once its apart, the alcohol will work great to remove the old glue. Try to get it as clean as possible before re-glueing. Hope this info helps. Good luck with the project! Please let me know how this works out for you if you would be so kind! __________________ Time flies like an arrow - Fruit flys like a banana!GROUCHO MARKS Stoney Creek Hawks RC MAAC No. 43659
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12-24-2004, 05:19 PM	#5
ronm RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Ronm Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mission, B.C. Radio of choice: Futaba # of RCs: 10 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 5,625 Total Props: 0	Chris: Take your heat gun and carefully heat the epoxy. If you take your time and get enough heat into the joint, the epoxy will soften enough for you to move the stab into position. Alcohol will not affect cured epoxy at all. __________________ Ron Mattiuz Flying Tigers RC Club "Flying an airplane is just like riding a bike...except it's harder to put cards in the spokes"
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12-24-2004, 05:33 PM	#6
Ramz-to-tha-Z Guest Join Date: Jun 2003 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 751 Total Props: 0	... Get rid of the Excite and get a Funtana 90.....
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12-24-2004, 05:39 PM	#7
Gary Maker RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Gary M. Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Stoney Creek, Ontario Radio of choice: Spektrum DX8 # of RCs: 9 Feedback: 34 / 100% Posts: 7,395 Total Props: 9	After reconsidering this, I think your right Ron about alcohol on fully cured epoxy. I was thinking that this was something that Chris had just done and came back within short order and found it crooked, then he might have had a chance with the alcohol method as epoxy takes somewhere around 4 hours to fully setup and 24 hours to be totally cured. Well, there you go, always great to learn something new. This is definitely one of the greatest sites to educate yourself on matters such as this! Thanks to you Ron! __________________ Time flies like an arrow - Fruit flys like a banana!GROUCHO MARKS Stoney Creek Hawks RC MAAC No. 43659
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12-24-2004, 05:00 PM	#2
David_Moen Guest Join Date: Nov 2003 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 280 Total Props: 0	ALcohol will soften the epoxy of it hasn't cured up too much yet.
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12-24-2004, 05:06 PM	#3
Chris Cann RCC Supreme Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 2,278 Total Props: 0	it's fully cured
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12-24-2004, 07:37 PM	#8
Chris Cann RCC Supreme Contributor Join Date: Dec 2002 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 2,278 Total Props: 0	wow thank you everyone for the tips looks like i will be searching canadian tire on boxing day trying to frantically find a heat gun!
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12-24-2004, 09:27 PM	#9
AJCoholic RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Andrew Coholic Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Timmins, Northern Ontario Radio of choice: JR 12X, 28X Feedback: 47 / 100% Posts: 12,277 Total Props: 61	Canadian tire has a nice, inexpensive heat gun kit (they sell it for stripping paint) that works great. I concur with Ron... once the epoxy has set heat is about the only way to get it to soften up... You can try and cut it also with a hot knife (or heating an x acto repeatedly and cutting a little at a time). __________________ Andrew Coholic -MAAC #26287L 1/2A to giant scale, IMAC, SAM, R/C sport, turbine jets, Heli's... if its got a wing or two and an engine - I like it!
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12-24-2004, 09:28 PM	#10
ronm RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Ronm Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mission, B.C. Radio of choice: Futaba # of RCs: 10 Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 5,625 Total Props: 0	No prob Chris! Let's just say........."Been there;...done that" __________________ Ron Mattiuz Flying Tigers RC Club "Flying an airplane is just like riding a bike...except it's harder to put cards in the spokes"
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