The cork backing will help keep the edge in place when cutting straight lines. Get a ruler style straightedge with both inch and metric markings. The angle is a convenient trough for marking straight fin lines on a body tube.
You will soon cut into the ruler with your blade. The metal strip always comes loose or gets bent. The lines were never as clean as I would have liked.
Other times, the tape was too sticky and could pull up the underlying color. Blue masking tape is better, but still not perfect. My choice for masking tape paint color separation lines is not a masking tape at all. I would stay with the brand name brand Scotch Tape. A bargain brand may not stick as well. The edges of the plastic tape are straighter and cleaner than any brown or blue masking tape!
A fingernail or pointed dowel could scar soft balsa. Using any tape for masking will give mixed results when used around curved surfaces or in tight corners. The Tamiya tape does conform to some curves. Take your time and insure the tape is adhering in all places before spraying. It dries clear where some other carpenter glues dry yellow.
Keep a damp paper towel handy to wipe off your fingers between making fin fillets. Use white or yellow wood glue on engine mounts, fin and launch lug attachment. Super Glue will become brittle over time and major components can break off. Over time the plastic bottle will harden up and the tip will deteriorate. If you buy too large a bottle, you will be stuck with usable glue in a unusable dispenser. If storing in the frige, be sure the bottle is supported in a upright position, not in the door.
With everyone opening and closing the door it can fall over and drip glue everywhere. Touch the nozzle tip to the joint then let the glue run down the joint. The glue has a capillary action, it will run and seek out open areas between the two pieces.
It will not fill a gap between the two pieces to be glued! If there is a gap at the joint, you should use a slower drying, gap filling super glue. The bottle label will designate what type of glue it is. White glue is thinner than it used to be. When using thin white glue, engine mounts and couplers can freeze and lock up in the wrong position! TIP: Play it safe and use the slippery epoxies when gluing in engine mounts and red couplers.
The product tub container is still the same. The old product was meant for wood filling. The new product is formulated for outdoor use. Look for the orange tub shown above.
I typically sand the CWF balsa surfaces with grit sandpaper. The sandpaper will last much longer. There are no paint odors with CWF. You can fill wood surfaces indoors without fumes. You can find it at Super WalMart or online. Make the CWF mixture in a airtight Tupperware style container. Close and seal after each use. The long tip allows you to reach The Tap and Drill set allows you to create a threaded hole for the small nylon shear pins.
The diameter is:. The thread screw is commonly used to mount electronics to your ebay sled. This tap and drill set allows you to create threaded holes for the Happy Hands is a skin barrier cream which lets you rinse epoxy, super glue, inks, grease, paint, varnish, resins, tar, fiberglass, etc. The high-temperature Super-Lube synthetic grease is recommended by Aerotech for lubricating the threads on reloadable motors as they are assembled The Guillotine Fin Jig is one of the most versatile and revolutionary alignment fixtures that we've ever seen.
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