GREAT PLANES Giant Super Sportster Instruction Manual page 12

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5. Use a fine-point felt-tip pen to mark the outline of the
fuselage around the top and bottom of both sides of the stab.
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6. Follow the method in the Expert Tip that follows, or
use a sharp hobby blade to cut the covering from the stab
1/16" [2 mm] inside the lines you marked. If using a hobby
blade, use great care not to press too hard and cut into the
wood which will weaken the structure.
HOW TO CUT COVERING FROM BALSA.
To avoid cutting into the balsa, use a soldering iron instead
of a hobby knife to cut the covering. The tip of the soldering
iron doesn't have to be sharp, but a fine tip does work best.
Allow the iron to heat fully. Use a straightedge to guide the
soldering iron at a rate that will just melt the covering and not
burn into the wood. The hotter the soldering iron, the faster
it must travel to melt a fine cut.
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7. Peel the covering from the middle of the stabilizer. Then
wipe away the ink with a few of your paper towel squares
dampened with denatured alcohol.
Finally! Time to glue in the stab...
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8. Wrap half of the stabilizer with food storage wrap.
Thoroughly coat all joining areas of the stabilizer and fuselage
with 30-minute epoxy. Then, immediately slide the stab into
position. Take the wrapping off the stab. Use paper towel
squares and denatured alcohol to wipe off excess epoxy.
Reinsert the T-pins through the back of the stab on both sides of
the fuselage and use the pin-and-string to permanently center
the stab. Position any weight used to align the stab with the wing.
Do not disturb the model until the epoxy has hardened.
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9. The same as was done for the stabilizer, slide the fin
into position, mark the outline of the fuselage on both sides,
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