Estes Plasma Probe Build Part 15 Gluing the Upper Strakes

Here's Step 15 - Sorry, it was out of order!

The upper tube marking guide didn't quite meet up around the BT-50 tube.
I ended up making my own with eight divisions for eight strakes.





Mark the extended lines just inside the length of the strake root edge.
Sand the gluing lines to rough up the body tube for better adhesion.

You don't have to sand much, just remove the primer and rough the tube a bit.

Glue on four of the strakes at the 90 degree spacing. (Strake 1, 3, 5 and 7.)
Then go back and glue 2, 4 6 and 8 between the first four. You'll find it easier to get the spacing right visually by centering the second four between the strakes already glued down.

Notice the paper marking guide was left on the tube as the strakes were glued down. This helps get all eight to the same height on the tube.