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g-manz35 · 07-29-2007, 11:19 AM

I built a sickle the other day and it flys quite well. I built it with balsa ailerons and I was wondering if someone could suggest what type of tape to use to seal the gap between the wing and aileron. I would have posted this under construction ideas, but I thought there may be a SPAD specific solution to this problem.

Thanks George

SJrcflyer · 07-29-2007, 11:36 AM

Thats a tough one were your going from wood to plastic, maybe try some really strong packing tape? I do that on my 40size planes, and just use covering on anything bigger.

Good luck.

voyager_663rd · 07-29-2007, 12:52 PM

Clear packing tape would work for the most part. The stickiest tape I've found is the red tuck tape used for sealing/joining fibreglass insulation.

It's expensive (about $10 a roll) AND it has it's logo every few inches but it does NOT let go. It'll tear before it releases from the coro.

g-manz35 · 07-29-2007, 08:16 PM

I was going to try packing tape, but I never thought of tuck tape. I have a roll around here somewhere. I'll try the tuck tape tonight.

Thanks. George

heavypedal · 07-30-2007, 12:52 AM

Try Book Binding Tape...found at Staples, very sticky clear and tough as nails, I use it to seal aileron and elevator hinge gaps on my big birds!

07-29-2007, 11:19 AM	#1
g-manz35 RCC Master Contributor I am: George S Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tisdale SK "Home of Brent Butt" Radio of choice: Airtronics # of RCs: 10 Feedback: 9 / 100% Posts: 1,112 Total Props: 2	Sealing gaps Remove this ad - become a site supporter! I built a sickle the other day and it flys quite well. I built it with balsa ailerons and I was wondering if someone could suggest what type of tape to use to seal the gap between the wing and aileron. I would have posted this under construction ideas, but I thought there may be a SPAD specific solution to this problem. Thanks George __________________ I keep having the same mechanical problem. I've got a loose nut on the transmitter! G-manz35 AKA. George St.Amant MAAC#75084
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07-29-2007, 08:16 PM	#4
g-manz35 RCC Master Contributor I am: George S Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tisdale SK "Home of Brent Butt" Radio of choice: Airtronics # of RCs: 10 Feedback: 9 / 100% Posts: 1,112 Total Props: 2	I was going to try packing tape, but I never thought of tuck tape. I have a roll around here somewhere. I'll try the tuck tape tonight. Thanks. George __________________ I keep having the same mechanical problem. I've got a loose nut on the transmitter! G-manz35 AKA. George St.Amant MAAC#75084
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07-29-2007, 11:36 AM	#2
SJrcflyer RCC Senior Contributor I am: ChisR Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Saint John, NB Feedback: 0 / 0% Posts: 607 Total Props: -4	Thats a tough one were your going from wood to plastic, maybe try some really strong packing tape? I do that on my 40size planes, and just use covering on anything bigger. Good luck.
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07-29-2007, 12:52 PM	#3
voyager_663rd RCC Supreme Contributor I am: Len, an RPAS pilot Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toronto, Ont Feedback: 1 / 100% Posts: 4,650 Total Props: 20	Clear packing tape would work for the most part. The stickiest tape I've found is the red tuck tape used for sealing/joining fibreglass insulation. It's expensive (about $10 a roll) AND it has it's logo every few inches but it does NOT let go. It'll tear before it releases from the coro.
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07-30-2007, 12:52 AM	#5
heavypedal RCC Junior Contributor I am: Heavy P Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Surrey, B.C. Canada, Feedback: 1 / 100% Posts: 109 Total Props: -1	Try Book Binding Tape...found at Staples, very sticky clear and tough as nails, I use it to seal aileron and elevator hinge gaps on my big birds!
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