.
d. Remove the monofilament line and use small needle nose pliers to crush the
middle of the swage tube, locking the thread loop in place. Trim off the short
length of excess thread. This end of the rigging wire is done.
e.
At the other end of the 16" thread, apply a single drop of Thin CA glue to the tip
of the thread and harden it with CA Accelerator. Use a razor blade to cut the
hardened tip at a sharp angle, leaving a "point". Push the pointed end of the
thread through the aluminum tube at point C. Pull approximately half the thread
out to the other side of the wing.
Now, repeat steps b, c, and d to make a swaged loop on this end of the thread. When done, hook the swaged loop ends of
the rigging wire to the Rigging Hooks at points K and O.
103.
Cut another 16" length (unstretched) of elastic thread and repeat Step 102 to install this rigging wire from point K, through
point H, and down to point O.
104.
Repeat Steps 102 and 103 to install the same rigging wires on the other wing
panel.
105.
The final rigging wire for the wing runs from point H down to the Rigging Hook at
point N. Start with a 9" length of elastic thread. Simply glue one end of the thread
to wing rib W4 at point H. Put a swaged loop on the other end of the thread - this
end hooks over the Rigging Hook at point N. Make an identical rigging wire on
the opposite side of the airplane.
This completes all the wing rigging wires. Unhook the wires and remove the
wings from the fuselage to get ready for the next steps.
106.
Cut three 7" long (unstretched) pieces of elastic thread for the rigging wires that go on the landing gear. None of these
rigging wires needs to be removable. The ends are simply spot glued with a tiny drop of Thin CA onto the model structure
as outlined in the following steps.
107a
The first 7" long piece of elastic thread runs from point P on the axle, through the hole at point M, and ends at point Q on
the axle.
Start by placing a tiny drop of Thin CA on one end of the elastic thread. Quickly place that end of the thread at point P,
right in the corner between the landing gear brace wire and the wooden axle. The remainder of the piece of elastic thread
should be facing the rear.
Set the glue with a squirt of CA Accelerator. It should bond the end of the thread to point P immediately and you can let
go.
b.
Poke the other end of the elastic thread through the hole in part LG6 at point M.
c.
Spot glue the loose end of the elastic thread at point Q, in the same manner you did in the first end in step a.
108a
Drill a .046" dia. hole (3/64" or #56 bit) through the landing gear at point N. The exact location doesn’t need to be
measured, simply place it somewhere near the middle of the junction of the 3 landing gear struts that meet at this point.
b.
Use the procedures from Step 15 to install a 7" piece of elastic thread from point P on the axle, through the hole at point N,
and then back to the axle at point Q.
109a
Drill a .046" dia. hole (3/64" or #56 bit) through the landing gear at point L.
b.
Use the procedures from Step 15 to install a 7" piece of elastic thread from the
Rigging Hook at point O, through the hole at point L, and then, back to the
Rigging Hook at point O.
When gluing the ends of the thread to the Rigging Hook at point O, we
recommend simply wrapping the thread twice around the wire and then, gluing it
permanently with a small drop of Thin CA.
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