3D Hobby Shop 38" EPP Slick, Руководство по сборке

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Building Techniques
The 38” Slick uses specific building techniques for EPP foam. Most glues and tapes will not
adhere well to EPP foam. We recommend a glue called “Welder” made by Homax Products Inc,
it is Homax part #730657. We carry this glue at
www.3dhobbyshop.com and attempt to keep it
in stock at all times. If you need an alternate source, it is available from
www.homaxproducts.com , at most Lowe’s home improvement stores, and at the time of this
writing, a quick search of the internet revealed at least 20 additional online sources. Correct
assembly of the 38” Slick kit requires approximately 1.5 tubes of welder glue.
The Welder glue will be used to assemble the EPP foam pieces, and also to create the hinges on
this aircraft. Welder glue, when dry, is tough and flexible and makes an excellent hinge
material. If you are not familiar with the technique of making glue hinges on EPP foam aircraft,
a video may be most helpful to explain this technique. We have produced an instructional
video series covering the build of our 33” EPP Extra. The 33” Extra and the 38” Slick are built
using similar techniques. We highly recommend that you watch the 33” Extra instructional
videos before building your Slick if you are unfamiliar with these techniques.
The 33” Extra videos are hosted on www.youtube.com The exact address of the video on
hinging is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNpTN5S-wdc although it is easier to simply
navigate to the www.youtbe.com and type “3DHS EPP Build videos” into the search bar. There
are seven parts to the build video.
You will also be cutting pieces of carbon fiber rod and bar stock for this build. The best way to
cut carbon fiber is with a dremel or other rotary tool, with proper eye and skin protection.
However, you can cut carbon rod by rolling the rod under the blade of hobby knife on a hard
surface. Be careful when handling carbon fiber after you have cut it to avoid splinters, and
always wear proper eye protection.
Finally, you will be making Z-bends on steel music wire in this build. We show in the manual
and aforementioned videos how to make them with needle-nose pliers, but a set of “Z-bend
pliers” such as Hangar9 part #HAN119 makes this job much quicker and simpler.