>If you have a groove deeper than the window thickness, you might want to >first build some little stops out of flox. >Daniel R. Heath - Columbia, SC +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
I went the other direction. I used a small strip of scrap ply (1/8" by approx 2" by whaterver length) and screwed it to the area next to the canopy after setting the window in a flox/epoxy bed. Tape the back side of the ply so any "ooz of epoxy" doesn't stick it to the airframe. I forced the window out against the ply from the inside and that kept the glass on an even surface with the skin. I later carefully filled any voids on the inside also and finished the flox/epoxy fill to a smooth surface while still wet. I used two tapes on the outside, the epoxy flox mix to glue the windows in place and no tapes on the inside, just filling and finishing the inside with epoxy/flox. As you mentioned, sand the edges of the plex-o-glass for better bonding. The method I used has held my glass in place up to 185 mph indicated so it must be sufficent ! :-) Larry Flesner
