Great Planes CAP 232 40 Kit - GPMA0232 - Manual (Page 27)

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4. Place the stab on the stab base with the center marks
aligned, then use a large T-pin to pin only the trailing edge
of the stab to the stab base.
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5. Stick a T-pin through the forward fuse deck sheeting
above F2 in the center of the middle stringer, then use the
"pin and string technique" to accurately align the stab with
the fuselage. Once the stab is accurately aligned, pin the
LE of the stab to the stab base.
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6. Carefully turn the fuselage over and use a ball point
pen to lightly mark where both fuselage sides contact the
bottom of the stab.
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7. Remove the stab from the stab base but leave the
T-pins in the stab. Apply a film of 30-minute epoxy to the
stab base and to the stab between the lines you marked
indicating the fuselage sides.
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8. Reposition the stab on the stab base and reinsert the
T-pins into the same holes. Use the string to confirm the
stab alignment. Then, use weights, more T-pins or clamps
to hold the stab in position. Wipe away excess epoxy before
it cures. Recheck alignment. Do not disturb the model until
the epoxy cures.
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1. Glue the die-cut 1/8" ply “backrest” (F4) to the fuse top,
using the “backrest gauge” (BR) to set it at the correct angle.
Note: The gauge is used only for setting the angle (do not
glue the gauge in).
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2. Use a square to position and glue the die-cut 1/8" ply
formers F-6, F-9, and F-10 vertically, at 90 degrees to the
fuse top.
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3. Glue the remaining 1/8" x 1/4" balsa main stringer to
the top of the tur tle deck formers. Be sure to keep it
centered on F-4, F-6, F-9 and tight in F-10. After the glue
cures cut the stringer flush with the rear of F-10 and the
front of F-4.
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4. Glue the four 1/8" x 1/8" balsa gluing stringers in
place as you did on the front deck, using a straightedge.
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