I've used a q-tip (or maybe something similar but larger) taped to a yard
stick, for similar tasks in the past. I've even taped a little paper
"dish" under the setup so the glue doesn't drip while I put it in place.
Joe
On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 9:01 AM William Claybaugh <wclaybaugh2@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Troy:
Thanks for the offer; if you can specify which phenolic resin I should use
I’ll just buy a little at this end.
I’m inclined to patch paper phenolic with paper phenolic if practical; the
alternative appears to be EPDM, to me.
One further question: this chip is about 4.5 feet (say about 1.4 meters)
down an 8.5” diameter tube: my arm can reach a maximum of about three+ feet
/ one meter, fully stretched so I am going to have to work out a remote
placement procedure for this. Any suggestions?
Bilk
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 4:50 PM Troy Prideaux <troy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Pro-Guard still claims their product is the only true liquid EPDM, but I
think there are others around now since they labelled that claim.
I have a gal of the stuff they suggest for roof repair (still yet to be
opened). I didn’t realise it was sensitive to mixing ratios?
Not sure if they still supply the 100% EPDM product (F9921?) but I was
after some of that for another application.
JB Weld: just be mindful there are various flavours of JB Weld – you want
the high temp variety for this application
Other potential solutions:
Water Glass composite - I’ve made nozzles with that combination
Muffler putty based on Sodium Silicate (the stuff rated to 1000deg C)
Last Resort: Phenolic laminating resin (+composite) – Bill, contact me
off list if you need a small amount for this repair
Troy
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*Subject:* [AR] Re: Phenolic liner repair
Pro-Guard Advanced Rubber Coatings?
Anthony J. Cesaroni
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*Subject:* [AR] Re: Phenolic liner repair
I have never used JB-Weld, but I have used liquid EPDM. My biggest
concern with EPDM is getting the ratios correct to have a proper cure. I
almost always end up making a test batch, letting it cure, then making the
same batch size for actual use. Even with that there is an amount of
finger crossing that I do.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 12:16 PM Joe Bowen <joe.b.bowen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Not sure if this is relevant to the discussion at this point but I
originally started using copper-RTV to seal that joint on my motor before
switching to jb-weld. But due to a combination of slop and the weak RTV
"glue joint", the post-combustion chamber was able to slide forward and
bypass the RTV. Also, the RTV itself (even though high temp) really didn't
hold up to temps inside the motor, which probably shouldn't have been a
huge surprise.
Joe
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 10:56 AM Charlie Garcia <
dragonrider.hhcc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for the tip Bill. That now makes me wonder how close to disaster
I've come in the past...
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 10:46 AM William Claybaugh <wclaybaugh2@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Joe:
Thanks, I’ll chew on this. Lot’s of folks seem to use JB Weld for
bonding rocket bits.
Bill
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 10:05 AM Joe Bowen <joe.b.bowen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I use JB-Weld to glue my phenolic post combustion chamber liner to the
plastic fuel grain for my hybrid motor and that seems to hold up pretty
well to the heat and minor forces. That may work here, although not sure.
Joe
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 10:02 AM Charlie Garcia <
dragonrider.hhcc@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
High temperature RTV has worked well for me in the past on smaller motors
and on other parts needing heat resilience.
On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 9:53 AM William Claybaugh <wclaybaugh2@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
In doing the final honing of the phenolic liner ID on my 9" motor I
appear to have chipped the edge of the lap joint between to the two pieces
of phenolic. I'm interested in ideas for how to repair that chip--or if
repair is needed.
Because it is at a lap joint, the chip only goes half way through the
liner; it is also in an area that will not see any heating until the last
hundred or so milliseconds of the burn.
If I chose to repair it what is a good solution? (I'm currently thinking
HTPB loaded with powdered phenolic from the honing operation.)
Bill
