Top Flite TOPA0300 - Manual (Page 6)

❏
Nylon Str
apping T
ape
(required f
or bending sheeting)
❏
Masking T
ape (required f
or constr
uction)
❏
Sandpaper (coarse
, medium, fine g
rit)*
❏
T
-Bar Sanding Bloc
k (or similar)
❏
Chalk Stic
k (local dr
ug store)
❏
W
a
x
ed P
aper
❏
Thin Cardstoc
k or a File F
older
❏
Lightw
eight Balsa Filler
, such as Hob
bico
Hob
b
yLite
™
❏
1/4-20 and 8-32 T
aps and T
ap Wrench
❏
Isoprop
yl Rub
bing Alcohol (70%)
❏
A
uto Body Filler (Bondo
®
or similar)
❏
Dremel
®
Moto-T
ool
®
or similar (optional)
*NO
TE:
On our w
o
rkbench, w
e
ha
v
e
f
o
ur 11”
T
-Bar sanders
, equipped with #50, #80, #150
and #220-g
rit sandpaper
. This setup is all that is
required f
or almost an
y sanding task. Custom
sanding b
loc
ks can be made from balsa f
o
r
sanding hard to reach spots
. W
e
also k
eep
some #320-g
rit w
et-or-dr
y sandpaper handy f
o
r
finish sanding bef
ore co
v
e
ring.
COMMON ABBREVIA
TIONS USED IN THIS
BOOK AND ON THE PLANS:
Deg = Deg
rees
Ele
v
= Ele
v
ator
Fuse = Fuselage LE = Leading Edge (front) LG = Landing Gear Lt = Left Ply = Plyw
ood
Rt = Right Stab = Stabiliz
er
TE = T
railing Edge (rear)
”
= Inches
TYPES OF W
OOD
B
ALSA B
ASSW
OOD PL
YW
OOD
Metric Con
ver
sion Char
t
Inches x 25.4 = mm (conversion factor)
1/64” =
.4
mm
1/32” =
.8
mm
1/16” =
1.6
mm
3/32”
=
2.4 mm
1/8”
=
3.2 mm
5/32”
=
4.0 mm
3/16”
=
4.8 mm
1/4”
=
6.4 mm
3/8”
=
9.5 mm
1/2”
=
12.7 mm
5/8”
=
15.9 mm
3/4”
=
19.0 mm
1”
=
25.4 mm
2”
=
50.8 mm
3”
=
76.2 mm
6”
=
152.4 mm
12”
=
304.8 mm
18”
=
457.2 mm
21”
=
533.4 mm
24”
=
609.6 mm
30”
=
762.0 mm
36”
=
914.4 mm
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