GENERAL CONSTRUCTION
Make a Miter Box
Make a Disposable Razor Knife
Make a Razor-Blade Modeling Knife
Make a Combination Knife-Drill and Drilling Guide
Make a Balsa-Triangle Stripper
Strip Balsa
Make a Balsa Stripper
Make Wide Balsa Sheets
Choose and Use Sandpaper
Select Balsa
Edge-Glue Balsa Sheets
Build a Contour Sander
Remove Die-Cut Parts
Make Ribs Without Using Power Tools
Band-Saw Ribs
Apply Super Sheeting
Make a Spar-Web Jig
Make Jig Blocks
Make a Bevel Sanding Jig
Make a Rib Jig
Make a Square Sanding Jig
Make a Notching Jig for Trailing Edges
Use a Right Triangle
Make a Tap for Nylon Bolts
Make a Small High-Start
Use Wood Screws in Place of T-nuts
Install an Engine Mount with Blind Nuts
Assemble Deans Connectors
Draw an Ellipse
Build a CG Locater
Make a Z-Bend
Make a Socket Wrench for Nylon Bolts
Make a Nyrod Exit Tool
Make a Prop Balancer
Make Glue Bottles
Make Builders' Triangles
Use the Glue Stick
Make Metal Templates
Make Clothespin Clamps
Make a Bar Clamp
Make Round Leading Edges
Make a Printed Sheet of Ribs
Capstrip a Wing
Make Trailing Edges
Make Laminated Wing-tip Bows
Add Round Wing Tips
Make Laminated Balsa Bulkheads
Install Fuselage Cross-sheeting
Make Custom Windshields
Align Fuselage Sides with Exterior Bulkheads
Cover with Micafilm
Use a Travel Iron for Plastic Films
Make a Star-and-Ball Insignia
Iron Skins onto Foam Cores
Trim Templates
ENGINES AND MOUNTS
Make a 4-Stroke Exhaust Stack
Increase Muffler Pressure for the .049
Make a Tin-Can Muffler
Make a Recycled Fuel Pump
Make a Squeeze Fuel Bottle
Make a Juice Can Fuel Tank
Make a Custom Fuel Tank
Make a Plastic Fuel Tank
Make an Ace Mount for the G-Mark
Make an Engine-Mount Drill Jig
Position Engine-Mounting Holes
Make an Engine Drill Jig
Mount a .061 Engine
Make Wooden Engine Mounts
Make an Electric Motor Mount
Drill and Mount a Firewall
Make a 1/2A Test Stand
Strip a .40 Engine
Make Gaskets the Easy Way
Clean Model Surfaces
Make a Glow-Plug Caddy
RADIO AND CONTROL LINKAGES
Wire a Switch
Make an Oil-Free Switch
Make a Ni-Cd Battery Pack
Make an Antenna Anchor
Make a Servo Mount
Make an Audio-Transmitter Signal Monitor
Clean a Servo Pot
Make Servo-Mount Templates
Make Invisible Hinges
Install Gold-N-Rod Guides
Make Light Plywood Control Horns
Splice Nyrods
Make Aileron Torque Rods
Make Threaded Pushrods
Make a Control Mixer
Make Brass Pushrods
Make a Servo Tray
LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS
Make a Plywood Nose-Gear Mount
Make Landing-Gear Clips
Solder Wire Landing Gear
Bend Heavy Wire
Make a Torsion-Bar Landing Gear and Mount
Make Balsa-and-Plywood Wheel Pants
Mount Wheels on Aluminum Landing Gear
Make Light Wheels
Make Steerable Tailwheels
Make More Light Wheels
Make Still More Light Wheels
Paint Wheel Hubs
Make a Nose-Gear Steering Arm
Mount a Steerable Tailwheel
Make a Light Tailwheel
Full-scale aircraft are built from jigs; model aircraft are built from plans - actually, plans are jigs. When parts are pinned "in position on the plan," a drawing has been converted into a jig. Unfortunately, plans stop short of describing the many methods that experienced modelers use after the part has been lifted from the plan. Details of a number of these methods are included in these pages, as is information on tools and accessories.
Every system, tool, jig, or accessory has been tested and used repeatedly for years in hundreds of home workshops all over the world. None is a secret, for each has appeared in Model Airplane News magazine. Many of the methods and devices shown here have been "borrowed" from a variety of trades, but many are exclusive to building model aircraft. A few of the tools originated because of our need to do specific tasks; others have found a home in a number of applications; all are useful!
The construction of radio-controlled model airplanes is one of the most creative, satisfying and relaxing activities one can pursue. Flying the finished product produces a feeling of pride and accomplishment that's second to none.
If this book is instrumental in causing the completion of an aircraft that might otherwise have languished on a workbench, my efforts will have been worthwhile.
Make a Miter Box
Make a Disposable Razor Knife
Make a Razor-Blade Modeling Knife
Make a Combination Knife-Drill and Drilling Guide
Make a Balsa-Triangle Stripper
Strip Balsa
Make a Balsa Stripper
Make Wide Balsa Sheets
Choose and Use Sandpaper
Select Balsa
Edge-Glue Balsa Sheets
Build a Contour Sander
Remove Die-Cut Parts
Make Ribs Without Using Power Tools
Band-Saw Ribs
Apply Super Sheeting
Make a Spar-Web Jig
Make Jig Blocks
Make a Bevel Sanding Jig
Make a Rib Jig
Make a Square Sanding Jig
Make a Notching Jig for Trailing Edges
Use a Right Triangle
Make a Tap for Nylon Bolts
Make a Small High-Start
Use Wood Screws in Place of T-nuts
Install an Engine Mount with Blind Nuts
Assemble Deans Connectors
Draw an Ellipse
Build a CG Locater
Make a Z-Bend
Make a Socket Wrench for Nylon Bolts
Make a Nyrod Exit Tool
Make a Prop Balancer
Make Glue Bottles
Make Builders' Triangles
Use the Glue Stick
Make Metal Templates
Make Clothespin Clamps
Make a Bar Clamp
Make Round Leading Edges
Make a Printed Sheet of Ribs
Capstrip a Wing
Make Trailing Edges
Make Laminated Wing-tip Bows
Add Round Wing Tips
Make Laminated Balsa Bulkheads
Install Fuselage Cross-sheeting
Make Custom Windshields
Align Fuselage Sides with Exterior Bulkheads
Cover with Micafilm
Use a Travel Iron for Plastic Films
Make a Star-and-Ball Insignia
Iron Skins onto Foam Cores
Trim Templates
ENGINES AND MOUNTS
Make a 4-Stroke Exhaust Stack
Increase Muffler Pressure for the .049
Make a Tin-Can Muffler
Make a Recycled Fuel Pump
Make a Squeeze Fuel Bottle
Make a Juice Can Fuel Tank
Make a Custom Fuel Tank
Make a Plastic Fuel Tank
Make an Ace Mount for the G-Mark
Make an Engine-Mount Drill Jig
Position Engine-Mounting Holes
Make an Engine Drill Jig
Mount a .061 Engine
Make Wooden Engine Mounts
Make an Electric Motor Mount
Drill and Mount a Firewall
Make a 1/2A Test Stand
Strip a .40 Engine
Make Gaskets the Easy Way
Clean Model Surfaces
Make a Glow-Plug Caddy
RADIO AND CONTROL LINKAGES
Wire a Switch
Make an Oil-Free Switch
Make a Ni-Cd Battery Pack
Make an Antenna Anchor
Make a Servo Mount
Make an Audio-Transmitter Signal Monitor
Clean a Servo Pot
Make Servo-Mount Templates
Make Invisible Hinges
Install Gold-N-Rod Guides
Make Light Plywood Control Horns
Splice Nyrods
Make Aileron Torque Rods
Make Threaded Pushrods
Make a Control Mixer
Make Brass Pushrods
Make a Servo Tray
LANDING GEAR AND WHEELS
Make a Plywood Nose-Gear Mount
Make Landing-Gear Clips
Solder Wire Landing Gear
Bend Heavy Wire
Make a Torsion-Bar Landing Gear and Mount
Make Balsa-and-Plywood Wheel Pants
Mount Wheels on Aluminum Landing Gear
Make Light Wheels
Make Steerable Tailwheels
Make More Light Wheels
Make Still More Light Wheels
Paint Wheel Hubs
Make a Nose-Gear Steering Arm
Mount a Steerable Tailwheel
Make a Light Tailwheel
Full-scale aircraft are built from jigs; model aircraft are built from plans - actually, plans are jigs. When parts are pinned "in position on the plan," a drawing has been converted into a jig. Unfortunately, plans stop short of describing the many methods that experienced modelers use after the part has been lifted from the plan. Details of a number of these methods are included in these pages, as is information on tools and accessories.
Every system, tool, jig, or accessory has been tested and used repeatedly for years in hundreds of home workshops all over the world. None is a secret, for each has appeared in Model Airplane News magazine. Many of the methods and devices shown here have been "borrowed" from a variety of trades, but many are exclusive to building model aircraft. A few of the tools originated because of our need to do specific tasks; others have found a home in a number of applications; all are useful!
The construction of radio-controlled model airplanes is one of the most creative, satisfying and relaxing activities one can pursue. Flying the finished product produces a feeling of pride and accomplishment that's second to none.
If this book is instrumental in causing the completion of an aircraft that might otherwise have languished on a workbench, my efforts will have been worthwhile.
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