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4. Remove the stab from the fuse and trim the covering
1/16" [1.6mm] inside the lines you drew. Be careful not to cut
into the wood structure beneath the covering. Use denatured
alcohol to wipe away the lines.
5. Coat the stab saddle and the area where you removed
the covering from the stab with 30-minute epoxy. Put the stab
back into place on the saddle and re-center its position. Use
clamps or weights to hold the stab in place while the epoxy
cures. Wipe away any excess epoxy with alcohol.
6. Trim the covering away from the
elevator joiner wire
slots at the LE of the
elevator halves
. Confi rm that the joiner
wire fully seats into the slot. Use a hobby knife to enlarge
the slot as necessary. When satisfi ed, test fi t both elevator
halves onto the joiner wire and lay them on a fl at surface.
If both elevator halves do not lay fl at, “tweak”, or bend the
joiner wire until they do. Do not attempt to bend the joiner
wire with it inside the elevators.
7. Roughen the ends of the joiner wire with 220 grit
sandpaper and clean them off with alcohol. As you did with
the ailerons, dry fi t the elevator halves onto the stabilizer
using CA hinges and the elevator joiner wire. When satisfi ed
with the fi t, mix up a small batch of epoxy and coat the ends
of the joiner wire. Insert the joiner wire into the elevator halves
and wipe away any excess epoxy. Fit the elevator halves to
the stabilizer with CA hinges and apply 6 drops of thin CA to
both sides of every hinge.
8. Trim the covering from the
vertical fi n
slots in the
fuselage. If necessary, remove the covering from the sides
of the tabs on the vertical fi n.
