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4) With the stabilizer held firmly in place,
use a pen and draw lines onto the stabilizer
where it and the fuselage sides meet. Do this
on both the right and left sides and top and
bottom of the stabilizer.
5) Remove the stabilizer. Using the lines you
just drew as a guide, carefully remove the
covering from between them using a mod-
eling knife.
Pen.
When cutting through the covering to re-
move it, cut with only enough pressure to only
cut through the covering itself. Cutting into
the balsa structure may weaken it.
6) Using a modeling knife, carefully remove
the covering that overlaps the stabilizer
mounting platform sides in the fuselage. Re-
move the covering from both the top and the
bottom of the platform sides.
Remove covering.
7) When you are sure that everything is
aligned correctly, mix up a generous amount
of 30 Minute Epoxy. Apply a thin layer to the
top and bottom of the stabilizer mounting
area and to the stabilizer mounting platform
sidesin the fuselage. Slide the stabilizer in
place and realign. Double check all of your
measurements once more before the epoxy
cures. Hold the stabilizer in place with T-
pins or masking tape and remove any excess
epoxy using a paper towel and rubbing al-
cohol.
8) After the epoxy has fully cured, remove
the masking tape or T-pins used to hold the
stabilizer in place. Carefully inspect the glue
joints. Use more epoxy to fill in any gaps that
may exist that were not filled previously and
clean up the excess using a paper towel and
rubbing alcohol.
VERTICAL STABILIZER
INSTALLATION.
Epoxy
Epoxy
