E-FLITE Taylorcraft 450 ARF Assembly Manual page 17

12. Position the brace on the trailing edge of the wing.
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Use a felt-tipped pen to trace the outline of the brace on
the wing.
Hint: Use two of the 4-40 bolts through the holes in the
brace and wing to keep it in position while tracing it with
the pen.
E-flite Taylorcraft ARF Assembly Manual
13. Use a hobby knife with a new #11 blade to remove
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the covering 1/16-inch (1.5mm) inside the line drawn in
the previous step.
Note: Use light pressure to avoid cutting into the
underlying structure. A soldering iron of hot knife can be
used as an option, reducing the chances of cutting into
the wood.
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