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What kind of cement, Keith?

In and of itself, "a lot of extra work" has rarely, if ever, kept me from
doing something -- over and over. It could (should?) be time to turn over a
new leaf though. ;)

Ron


On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:33 PM, <kpierson@dcsol.com> wrote:

Ron: I have done a lot of fabric work over the years,and as a general rule
you install a grommet on the high side of each rib, at the juction of the
rib
and trailing edge ( this is an absolute when ribs are wood.) They should be
installed before the finish coat of pt. A trick I use to keep things a
little
cleaner, is to slip the grommet over a large flat screw driver, to make it
easier
to hold, while applying the bonding cement with a small brush then set it
over the hole with the screw driveer. I apply quite a bit of cement and
press
them firmly in place with my fingers. I have never installed a patch over
them and have never lost one, it seems like a lot of extra work to me.

Keith P. Tail draggers for ever.

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If you used stits process for your fabric then poly-tac would be the cement. At least that's what I used and my grommets are still stuck on.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Shannon <rshannon@cruzcom.com>
Sender: mike.davis@dcsol.com
Date: Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:35:44
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Reply-to: rebel-builders@dcsol.com
Subject: Re: [rebel-builders] RE: flaperon drain grommets

What kind of cement, Keith?

In and of itself, "a lot of extra work" has rarely, if ever, kept me from
doing something -- over and over. It could (should?) be time to turn over a
new leaf though. ;)

Ron


On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:33 PM, <kpierson@dcsol.com> wrote:

Ron: I have done a lot of fabric work over the years,and as a general rule
you install a grommet on the high side of each rib, at the juction of the
rib
and trailing edge ( this is an absolute when ribs are wood.) They should be
installed before the finish coat of pt. A trick I use to keep things a
little
cleaner, is to slip the grommet over a large flat screw driver, to make it
easier
to hold, while applying the bonding cement with a small brush then set it
over the hole with the screw driveer. I apply quite a bit of cement and
press
them firmly in place with my fingers. I have never installed a patch over
them and have never lost one, it seems like a lot of extra work to me.

Keith P. Tail draggers for ever.

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Ron: What I mean by cement is the glue that is used to bond the fabric
to the structure. Even model airplane glue will work in a pinch.
If you ever have to place one or two on an uneven surface it helps to
warm them a little. I have done this with a hair drier, or heat gun but
don't over heat them and melt them.

Keith P. Tail draggers for ever.




On 3/7/2011 9:35 PM, rshannon@cruzcom.com wrote to rebel-builders:

-> What kind of cement, Keith?
->
-> In and of itself, "a lot of extra work" has rarely, if ever, kept me from
-> doing something -- over and over. It could (should?) be time to turn over a
-> new leaf though. ;)
->
-> Ron
->
->
-> On Mon, Mar 7, 2011 at 9:33 PM, <kpierson@dcsol.com> wrote:
->
-> > Ron: I have done a lot of fabric work over the years,and as a general
rule
-> > you install a grommet on the high side of each rib, at the juction of the
-> > rib
-> > and trailing edge ( this is an absolute when ribs are wood.) They should
be
-> > installed before the finish coat of pt. A trick I use to keep things a
-> > little
-> > cleaner, is to slip the grommet over a large flat screw driver, to make it
-> > easier
-> > to hold, while applying the bonding cement with a small brush then set it
-> > over the hole with the screw driveer. I apply quite a bit of cement and
-> > press
-> > them firmly in place with my fingers. I have never installed a patch over
-> > them and have never lost one, it seems like a lot of extra work to me.
-> >
-> > Keith P. Tail draggers for ever.
-> >
-> >
->




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