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CHETKRU(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:52 pm Post subject: Canopy Crack.......

Hi Folks, looking for a solution to repair a hairline crack in my canopy,  it is not in a line of sight area and if the repair is not clear  it will not be a problem, I just want to seal the break and keep it  from growing. I have already stop drilled the area. Any thoughts or tips will be  greatly appreciated, such as  brands of epoxy or glue that might  work.

  

 Chet Kruleski

 601XL 

 Las Vegas, NV



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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:21 pm Post subject: Canopy Crack.......

Go to your plastics supply company... they make a solvent that will bond  the crack I forgot the name of it but I'm sure if you tell them what you are  needing they will help you out.



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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:13 pm Post subject: Canopy Crack.......

What we did in our helicopters when they would develop

a crack was to stop drill at both ends and then glue a

piece overtop the cracked area.



Terry

--- CHETKRU(at)aol.com wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   Hi Folks, looking for a solution to repair a

 hairline crack in my canopy,  it 

 is not in a line of sight area and if the repair is

 not clear  it will not be 

 a problem, I just want to seal the break and keep it

  from growing. I have 

 already stop drilled the area. Any thoughts or tips

 will be  greatly 

 appreciated, such as  brands of epoxy or glue that

 might  work.

  

 Chet Kruleski

 601XL 

 Las Vegas, NV

 

 

 

 


	


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xl(at)prosody.org
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:25 pm Post subject: Canopy Crack.......

That's what I did on 633Z.

See: http://www.cleanh2o.com/633z/seattle_looking_south.jpg

I barely got the crack stop drilled in time to avoid a 2 piece canopy.

I took the canopy to a plastics shop and was told that the crack could

not be repaired - seems like it depends on who you talk to. So I glued

plastic over it. Fortunately, the crack is easy to forget in flight.

It's been that way since 2003.

I caused the additional hairline cracks by clamping the patch between

plywood scraps while it was drying. Turns out that is a bad thing to do.

The canopy has complex curves and is stressed. Don't clamp it and force

it flat. I used 'Craftics #33' glue, for acrylic, lucite + plexiglas.

The glue did cause the patch to become opaque. Not a problem in my

application. But not what I wanted either.

Joe E (at) BFI

http://www.cleanh2o.com/633z/

On Thu, 4 Oct 2007, Terry Fogelson wrote:

 	  Quote: 	

 What we did in our helicopters when they would develop

 a crack was to stop drill at both ends and then glue a

 piece overtop the cracked area.

 Terry

 --- CHETKRU(at)aol.com wrote:

 > Hi Folks, looking for a solution to repair a

 > hairline crack in my canopy,  it

 > is not in a line of sight area and if the repair is

 > not clear  it will not be

 > a problem, I just want to seal the break and keep it

 >  from growing. I have

 > already stop drilled the area. Any thoughts or tips

 > will be  greatly

 > appreciated, such as  brands of epoxy or glue that

 > might  work.

 >

 > Chet Kruleski

 > 601XL

 > Las Vegas, NV

 >

 > do not archive

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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 1:11 pm Post subject: Canopy Crack.......

I had a couple of small cracks on mine. I obtained some methylene chloride and put some in a syringe and squirted it directly into the crack. I t will wick into the crack and weld it shut. You have to wipe up any excess immediately or it will fog the surface. Use in a well ventilated area and try not to get any on your skin.

Methylene chloride is the main ingredient of most acrylic adhesives. A watery liquid adhesive is best for repairing cracks. There's some available here halfway down the page:



http://www.wingsandwheels.com/page37.htm  



You might be able to find it at hardware stores or hobby shops also.



 

On Oct 4, 2007, at 7:50 PM, CHETKRU(at)aol.com (CHETKRU(at)aol.com) wrote:

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		    Hi Folks, looking for a solution to repair a hairline crack in my canopy, it is not in a line of sight area and if the repair is not clear it will not be a problem, I just want to seal the break and keep it from growing. I have already stop drilled the area. Any thoughts or tips will be greatly appreciated, such as  brands of epoxy or glue that might work.

  

 Chet Kruleski

 601XL 

 Las Vegas, NV



	






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RAM Subaru, Stratus redrive.

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CHETKRU(at)aol.com
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:02 pm Post subject: Canopy Crack.......

Hi Bryan,  Thanks for the information, I will check it out as  soon as I am finished computing.

  

 Cheers, 

  

 Chet Kruleski

  

  



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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:27 pm Post subject: Canopy Crack.......

I used JB weld on a c-150   11 years ago and still ok.  Bob  U. 

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