Build The Carry Handle - GREAT PLANES Super Stearman Instruction Manual

Build the Carry Handle

This kit comes with a convenient carrying handle for the
fuselage and the struts. It is also useful during the remainder
of the construction process because, when installed, it will
allow you to turn the plane upside-down on the workbench
without flexing or bending the center cabanes.
1. Locate all of the 1/8" [3mm] plywood parts of the handle.
2. Glue the three parts of each set together as shown to
make a pair 3/8" [9mm] thick.
3. Do the same with the remaining six parts, making two
pairs of each.
4. Glue the two parts shown onto one of the plywood
handle parts.
5. Place the "N" struts onto the handle leaving space
between the struts in the center of the handle as shown. The
remaining parts you glued together should be fit between the
"N" struts. Once you are sure the struts and the remaining
pieces fit properly, glue the plywood parts to the handle.
6. On the remaining handle part, install a 4-40 blind nut
into each of the corner holes.
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