Preparing to glue.Firstly I cleared away everything that was not needed from the bench.
Then I covered the bench in a cheap plastic sheet. Sold here as disposable tablecloth.
After this I set up my glue pots, my measuring pots, my mixing cup, my stirers, my latex gloves, my screw driver for opening the tins.
Then I laid out everything I would need. All the parts of the keel, the FG, the rudder tube, the prop shaft, and the packing pieces for the rudder tube.
It was at this stage I realised that I needed to cut my rudder tube closer to its final length, as the weight of the excess tube would pull things apart before clamping, and would get in the way after clamping.
Rudder tube duly cut.
Next step measure and mix the glue. I am paranoid about mixing glue. I over mix it if anything, but not using the 5 minute (or even 30min) epoxy you have time.
I often read people complain that the glue didn't mix properly, like the glue mixes itself
. So I mix for at least 5 mins.