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! Glue the two 1/8” dowels into the wing support. Make sure they stick out the front enough so that
they are flush with the front of the wing mount when the wing is in place.
! Insert the 4-40 blind nut into the hole in the second wing hold down plate. Flow some thin CA
over the hold down plate to strengthen it. Allow the glue to dry.
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Place the wing on the fuselage pushed tight against the wing mount. Place the 4-40 wing bolt
through the wing hold down plate. Position the other hold down plate below the fuselage doubler
and align the two plates with the wing bolt. Glue the lower plate to the fuselage.
Stabilizers, Rudder, and Elevator Assembly
The tail assemblies are made up from the 1/8” laser cut sheet. Lay the plans out on a flat worktable and
tape them down, and then lay a sheet of wax paper over the plans. This will protect the plans from the
glue. The pieces of balsa are positioned over the plans and glued together. Each joint can be glued by
holding the two pieces in place and applying a drop of thin CA to the joint. In the past, you may have
used pins to hold parts down, but I find this process to be faster and you don’t have to worry about the pin
damaging the balsa. You do have to worry about keeping your fingers far enough away from the joints or
your fingers will become part of the model. Build one part at a time, removing only that part from the
balsa sheet so that you don’t mix the parts up.