Horizon Hobby HANGAR 9 P-47 Thunderbolt PNP Manuel D'utilisation page 8

29. Slide one #4 washer on each of the threaded rods on the
bottom of the fuselage.
30. Thread the 4-40 nuts on the threaded rods.
31. Use a 1/4-inch nut drive to tighten the nuts. Make sure not to
over-tighten the nuts and damage the fuselage or fin.
32. Use a felt-tipped pen to transfer the outline of the fuselage on
the top and bottom of the stabilizer.
33. Use a felt-tipped pen to transfer the outline of the fuselage on
both sides of the fin
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34. Use a hobby knife with a new #11 blade to carefully cut
through the covering 1/8 inch (3mm) inside the lines drawn
on the top and bottom of the stabilizer. Remove the covering
from the stabilizer where in fits into the fuselage.
Î Use care not to cut into the underlying
wood and weaken the stabilizer.
35. Use a hobby knife with a new #11 blade to carefully cut
through the covering 1/8 inch (3mm) below the lines drawn
on the sides of the fin. Remove the covering from the fin
where it fits into the fuselage.
Î Use care not to cut into the underlying
wood and weaken the fin.
36. Apply tape 1/8 inch (3mm) from the edges of the slots in the
fuselage for the fin and stabilizer. This will help prevent epoxy
from getting on the fuselage.
37. Apply low-tack tape 1/8 inch (3mm) outside the lines drawn
on the stabilizer, and 1/8 inch 3,mm) above the lines drawn
on the fin.
Î Use isopropyl alcohol and a paper towel to remove the
lines from the stabilizer, fin and fuselage at this time.
38. Mix 1/2 ounce (15mL) of 30-minute epoxy. Use an epoxy
brush to apply epoxy in the slot for the stabilizer in the
fuselage. Make sure there is epoxy on both the top and
bottom.
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