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General Building Tips
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Balsa is a lightweight and fragile wood, so you do need to be somewhat careful with it;
however, you might also need to use a little bit of force to make everything fit properly,
so don't be too timid.
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Join all of your pieces using thin CA (Cyanoacrylate) glue, unless we tell you otherwise.
In general, only a small amount of CA is necessary to glue parts together. Do NOT glue
anything until the instructions tell you to.
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Don't remove any pieces from the balsa sheets until they're ready to be used. That way,
parts won't get mixed up or disappear.
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Don't over force your pieces together. If they aren't going together properly, make sure
you have the right pieces and that they are oriented correctly.
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If you want to remove the charred edges caused by the laser cutting process, dampen a
cloth with bleach and gently rub the affected areas. Removing the char will not increase
the strength but will make it look better.
Assembly Instructions
against the "normal" building conventions. We have found that fewer pieces get mangled this
way, since you are building the stronger pieces first. For example, the tail feathers are at the
end of the build process instead of the beginning, so that they are less likely to get underfoot
(which seems to be a recurring problem) and are being built right before they are attached to
the fuselage and each other.
Section 1: Assembling the Fuselage and Tails
1. Press the 4-40 T-nuts into the front former as shown below. Make sure to install the
blind nuts on the "dirty side" of the parts, NOT the side that is engraved. Secure the T-
nuts with thin CA around the outside of the T-nuts AFTER you are sure they are fully
seated and flat against the wood.
Experienced builders may notice that this building order goes
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