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Thing-a-ma-Jig Instruction Sheet: INS-SP015
14.
Locate the 6
Tape Disks
. Find a circle on a corner of the
parachute and stick on one Tape Disk as shown in
Figure
14.
Repeat for the other 5 corners.
(Thing-a-ma-FACT:
Tape Disks
are used to provide added strength to the corners of
the parachute, where the parachute lines (shroud lines) will be
attached)
Figure 14
15.
Figure 15
shows you how you can use a hole punch to
punch holes in the center of each tape disk.
ADULTS
may wish to help with this step.
Figure 15
16.
Locate the white cotton
Shroud Line
(it is the bundle of
white string held together with tape). Carefully remove the
tape and unravel the thread without tangling it. Referring
to
Figure 16,
cut this thread into 3 equal length shroud
lines, each about 32” long.
ADULTS
may wish to help
with this step.
(
Thing-a-ma-FACT:
Shroud Lines
are the lines
that connect to the parachute to make it function properly)
.
Figure 16
17.
Referring to
Figure 17,
tie one of the Shroud Lines to one
of the holes you made in a tape disk.
ADULTS
may wish
to help with this step.
Figure 17
18.
Tie the other end of this same Shroud Line to the next
hole, so that
ONE
Shroud Line is tied to
TWO
holes.
Repeat this step with the other 2 Shroud Lines until your
parachute looks like what is shown in the INSET of
Figure
18. ADULTS
may wish to help with this step.
Figure 18
Steps 19-27 Attach Motor Mount & Fins
19.
Locate the
“Fin Marking Guide”
on the last page and cut
it out carefully. Wrap this around one end of the Body
Tube and tape it in place. Referring to
Figure 19,
make a
mark on the body tube at each arrow shown on the guide.
Figure 19
