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Old 10-04-2022, 12:58 PM
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Preparing the masts for the top wing.

I cut thin steel rods slightly longer than the length of the printed mats that serve as templates.
Then strips of normal paper to the exact length that are folded in half.


The paper strip is folded over itself trapping the metal rod ,wedged against the fold.


The strip is then cut in width according to the printed template.
Then it is painted the color of the mat and left to dry.




The ends of the metal rod are cut off leaving only 1 to 2 mm protruding.
Then the mat is glued with super glue by pushing the metal tip into the hole we had drilled earlier.
The mast is then perfectly oriented in all axes by comparing with a 3 views drawing of the aircraft.


After drying, the top wing is glued to the top of the masts in the pre-drilled holes.


We check the alignments and let it dry. It's thin and very strong.

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