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How to cut covering from balsa
Use a soldering iron to cut the covering from the stab.
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. Peel off the covering.
6. Glue the plywood wing bolt plate to the wing.
7. From the top of the wing, drill through the two
wing bolt holes and through the plywood wing bolt
plate using a 5/32" [4mm] drill bit.
8. Mount the wing to the fuselage with two 4 x 35mm
[1-3/8"] machine screws and two 4mm washers.
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9. Cut the covering from the wing bolt holes in
the belly pan. Place the belly pan onto the bottom of
the wing, aligning it with the fuselage. Mark the
outline of the belly pan onto the fuselage with a fine-
tip, felt-tip marker.
10. Just inside the lines you have made, cut away a
1/4" [6mm] strip of covering. Remove a 1/4" [6mm] strip
from the front and rear of the wing as well.
11. Glue the belly pan to the wing. Tape the belly
pan in place while the glue cures. Once cured,
remove the wing from the fuselage.
12. If you will be using a "Y" harness for the
ailerons, attach the "Y" harness to the aileron servos.
Secure the connectors together using a large piece of
heat shrink tubing, tape or other method.
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