12-19-2018, 09:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Raleigh, NC Area
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Originally Posted by ghrocketman
If you moisten wood with ammonia water (Ajax, BoPeep, etc) the wood flexes much easier than with plain water.
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The use of Ammonia & Water would work on an all wood fuselage, but he used a foam "core" for the fuselage, with Basswood sides bonded to the foam.
On an all-wood fuselage, Steam could also be used, but I am concerned about how the foam might react to the heat.
I'm wondering if the warping was either caused by a reaction between the foam and the adhesive used or if the fuselage was un-clamped too soon, before it had fully dried / cured .
Dave F.
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