Monkey Business

[Bruce_in_Oz]

It is a bit odd that you have trouble finding "the good stuff' in Germany. After all, Araldite was invented just "over the fence" in Switzerland, just after WW2.

I guess everyone is in a hurry these days, but the "5 minute" varieties don't allow time for "soaking into" the wood or "fine adjustment" of the pieces.

HUGE improvement on the dodgy old casein-based adhesives, though.

"Interesting" glue is apparently why some Mosquito bombers had problems with engines "falling off in flight" whilst serving in "tropical" places like India; VERY exciting if you were driving one at the time. Pretty exciting for the locals on the ground too: " Look mum, it's raining Merlins!"

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[us019255]

glue is apparently why some Mosquito bombers had problems with engines "falling off in flight" whilst serving in "tropical" places like India;

I never thought about that possibility. A definite AW ****! I do remember that when I was a kid just post WWII, you could get either indoor or outdoor plywood. I later saw plywood advertised as "indoor with outdoor glue". Apparently the modern idea to just use phenolic resin always was not practiced then.