Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Estes Mini Bertha Clone, #TK-3, Part 5, Odds & Ends


Before marking and gluing on the fins - 
I fill the gap between the outside of the centering ring and the edge of the tube.
Apply some CWF around the outside of the joint. Let dry and sand. You can sand and work around the engine hook with a sanding block.





The upper inside edge gets a wipe of CA glue. 
After drying, the glue gets a light sanding with 400 grit wrapped around a finger or dowel.
The nose cone weight is attached to the nose cone.
NEWBIES: Don't just blindly start the hole with the screw eye. If you are off center, that washer might come in contact with the inside walls of the body tube.

Mark the center with a pencil point. Screw the screw eye in first, going in about 3/4 of the threads. Remove the screw eye and squirt some glue in the hole. You know the drill.
Place the washer weight on the screw eye and reinsert the screw eye, this time screwed all the way in. 

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