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Now take the Lower Main Body Tube assembly
and using the edge of a desk or door jam create a
single Secondary Fin Alignment Mark by aligning a
Primary Fin hole to the edge of the desk as shown.
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Create Secondary Fin Alignment Lines on the
Upper Main Body Tube by aligning each mark created in
step #2 to the desk edge and drawing a light pencil line
up the tube approximately 3 inches. Repeat the
process to create the other Secondary Fin Alignment
Lines. Extend one of the lines down the length of the
tube to the rear edge. This line will be used to align the
Upper and Lower Main Body Tubes.
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Using a pencil create the Forward Upper Tube
C-Ring marks on the Upper Main Body Tube through
the slot in the Fin Template as illustrated. Slide the Fin
Template off the Upper Main Body Tube revealing the
three line marks and the Forward Upper Tube C-Ring
marks.
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Locate the Upper Tube C-Rings and slide two of
them unto the Upper Main Body Tube. Slide the
forward ring down to the mark created in Step #3. The
rear ring should be flush with rear of the tube. Keeping
rings square to the tube glue rings in place with CA. Let
the glue dry thoroughly. Using Wood Glue apply fillets
around the tube only the inside joints as shown.
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Using a cotton glue stick and Wood Glue apply
two rings of glue around inside surface of the Lower
Main Body Tube assembly at the C-Ring locations as
illustrated. Ensure the Lower Main Body Tube
assembly Secondary Fin alignment mark and the
extended Upper Main Body Tube assembly Secondary
Fin alignment line are aligned. Push the Upper Main
Body Tube assembly into the Lower Main Body Tube
assembly until forward C-Ring is flush with forward edge
of Lower Main Body Tube assembly. Keep alignment
marks aligned and ensure the Upper and Lower tubes
stay parallel lengthwise to each other.
Desk Top
Edge
Create a single
Secondary Fin Alignment Mark
Align fin hole
to desk edge
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Apply glue to inside
tube C-Ring locations
Align marks
Keep marks aligned
and forward C-Ring flush
Push tube
in place
Glue rings in place
Add glue fillets
to inside joints only
Slide Upper Tube C-Rings
unto Upper Tube
Slide forward ring to mark
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L
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Mark Forward Upper Tube
C-Ring location
Desk Top
Edge
Create Secondary Fin
alignment lines
Align Secondary Fin
alignment mark
