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29.
Slide one #4 washer on each of the threaded rods on the
bottom of the fuselage.
30.
Thread the 4-40 nuts on the threaded rods.
31.
Use a 1/4-inch nut drive to tighten the nuts. Make sure not to
over-tighten the nuts and damage the fuselage or fin.
34.
Use a hobby knife with a new #11 blade to carefully cut
through the covering 1/8 inch (3mm) inside the lines drawn
on the top and bottom of the stabilizer. Remove the covering
from the stabilizer where in fits into the fuselage.
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Use care not to cut into the underlying
wood and weaken the stabilizer.
36.
Apply tape 1/8 inch (3mm) from the edges of the slots in the
fuselage for the fin and stabilizer. This will help prevent epoxy
from getting on the fuselage.
35.
Use a hobby knife with a new #11 blade to carefully cut
through the covering 1/8 inch (3mm) below the lines drawn
on the sides of the fin. Remove the covering from the fin
where it fits into the fuselage.
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Use care not to cut into the underlying
wood and weaken the fin.
37.
Apply low-tack tape 1/8 inch (3mm) outside the lines drawn
on the stabilizer, and 1/8 inch 3,mm) above the lines drawn
on the fin.
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Use isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel to remove the
lines from the stabilizer, fin and fuselage at this time.
38.
Mix 1/2 ounce (15mL) of 30-minute epoxy. Use an epoxy
brush to apply epoxy in the slot for the stabilizer in the
fuselage. Make sure there is epoxy on both the top and
bottom.
32.
Use a felt-tipped pen to transfer the outline of the fuselage on
the top and bottom of the stabilizer.
33.
Use a felt-tipped pen to transfer the outline of the fuselage on
both sides of the fin
