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8. Cover the top view of the fuse plan with Great Planes
Plan Protector. Pin the top deck to the building board over
its location on the plan. Pin formers F1 through F6 to the
building board and the top deck, accurately aligned over
their locations on the plan.
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9. Cut the
pushrod exit template
from inside the top
deck template. Use the pushrod exit template as a guide to
cut the
rudder
pushrod exit slot in the
right
fuselage side
and the
elevator
pushrod exit slot in the
left
fuselage side.
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10. Test fit the fuse sides to the formers and the top deck
on the plan. Use T-pins to hold the fuse sides in position.
Make certain the lines you drew on the inside of the fuse
sides align with the formers and make certain the top edges
of the fuse sides are
fully
contacting the plan.
Hint:
Use blocks cut from a 1/4" x 1/2" [6 x 13mm] (or similar
size, not included) balsa stick, held to the plan with T-pins, to
tightly hold the fuse sides to the formers and top deck.
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11. Cut the
forward wing/landing gear dowel
and the
aft wing dowel
to a length of 3-1/2" [90mm] from the
remainder of the 1/8" dowel used for the leading edge of the
outer panels.
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12. Round both ends of the dowels and fit them into the
holes in the fuselage. Do not glue the dowels into position
until after the model has been covered.
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13. Cut 2-1/2" from the 1/8" x 1/8" x 24" [3.2 x 3.2mm]
balsa stick leftover from building the formers. Place the stick
between the aft edge of the fuse sides and hold it in position
with a small clamp or masking tape. Be certain the aft end
of the fuse is centered over the plan. Use a small builder’s
square to make certain the fuse sides are perpendicular to
the building board. Once alignment has been confirmed,
glue the stick into position.
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14. Trim the 1/8" x 1/8" x 24" [3.2 x 3.2mm] balsa stick
glued between the aft fuse sides even with the bottom of the
fuse. Sand the bottoms of any protruding formers even with
the bottom edges of the fuse sides to accommodate the
bottom sheeting.
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15.
Glue the laser-cut 1/32" [.8mm] balsa
aft fuse
bottom
to the fuse sides and formers.
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