traditional furniture makers glues
Missing glue is a problem. Lots of glue is better.Don't climb in a modern aircraft, there is lost of glue involved.
Mr. Bowyer was my form master at primary school. Also the father of one of my school friends spent his entire career including the war years making Aerolite glue. There is quite a good article on Wikipedia Aerolite (adhesive) - Wikipedia.I've just checked in Mosquito by Sharp & Bowyer, the authority on the aircraft. (I bought mine in 1972 - eek!) There were two glues used at Hatfield and quick work in the Far East after the aircraft broke up in the air established that the aircraft assembled with traditional furniture makers glues were falling apart and that those assembled with the new formaldehyde glue could manage the temperature and humidity. There is no mention of a trade name. I was told during a visit to Duxford that the nearby CIBA-GEIGY factory was where the first of these glues was produced. No idea if it is true.
Hi Simon,I've just checked in Mosquito by Sharp & Bowyer, the authority on the aircraft. (I bought mine in 1972 - eek!)
It wasn’t Eve O’Stick, I’ll warrantI don’t know who gave the sage advice to never glue if you could solder, and never solder if you could screw.
Hi KenMike ,if you go to resources on the index page and click on britannia /9f photos of 92240 at bluebell shows some cab interior views
Ken
Mike, well done but we need photos of how you got it in. I spent 30mins putting my 9F backhead in and out at an early stage of the build. I now cannot remember how I did it as those minutes were six years ago. HELP!Amazingly it fits very well.