Very interesting stuff, these Taurus threads...[8D]
A buddy of mine flew one quite a bit back in the mid 70's...had a ST .51 in his.
Don't want to interrupt...(if I have, I appologise )
I have built several kits from the 50's and one thing I have found is that if the balsa is very dry, you are better off not using any CA type adhesives...they like a little moisture (the proper amount ) content in the wood to work properly. (maybe do a little testing on some scraps )
Aliphatic resin type, epoxy, and such seemed to work best for me.