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Old 08-11-2009, 07:16 PM
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Default RE: Slowstiick assembly questions.

Hey kuplo, I will do my best to help out.

1. I recommend 5 or 6 minute epoxy. It will give you more time to make sure things are straight before the glue sets up.

2. When cutting the 45deg angles, you need to be real careful, I have buggered up some stuff as well. They sell a tool for doing it, but if you are like me and don't build that many planes it isn't worth spending the money. Try some sand paper and see how that goes.

3. Tape only one side. The side that does not have the angle cut in it.

4. The tail, and wing should be square with each other and the stabilizer should be on a perfect 90 deg angle. Luckily it is a SS, or it could be big problems to have the wing and tail misaligned. Is it possible to straighten it out?? You could try a test flight, but it may not fly as well as it could.