holger
Well-Known Member
I'm building aluminum wings for my BD-4, and that calls for a bunch (20+, for several sets of wings) of access panels:
To save time, I'm stacking several 0.032" alcald blanks together and cut them out with the jig saw and finally on the table router. Then comes drilling the rivet and screw holes. The stack of sheet metal blanks is held together with screws and a template on each side, one wooden, another (water jet cut) steel:
Now to the problem: When cutting to shape and drilling, metal shavings work their way in between the blanks. They scratch up the alclad, and force the blanks apart, making for less precise cutting and drilling.
To counter that, I've been gluing the blanks together with a cheap glue stick. That works, but it's a bit of a mess, and the glue takes a long time to dry.
Has any of you found a better glue, or solution to work with stacked sheet metal parts?
Thanks!
Holger
To save time, I'm stacking several 0.032" alcald blanks together and cut them out with the jig saw and finally on the table router. Then comes drilling the rivet and screw holes. The stack of sheet metal blanks is held together with screws and a template on each side, one wooden, another (water jet cut) steel:
Now to the problem: When cutting to shape and drilling, metal shavings work their way in between the blanks. They scratch up the alclad, and force the blanks apart, making for less precise cutting and drilling.
To counter that, I've been gluing the blanks together with a cheap glue stick. That works, but it's a bit of a mess, and the glue takes a long time to dry.
Has any of you found a better glue, or solution to work with stacked sheet metal parts?
Thanks!
Holger
