Owner manual

❏ Single-edge razor blades (100-pack, HCAR0312) ❏ Small T-pins (100, HCAR5100) ❏ Medium T-pins (100, HCAR5150) ❏ Large T-pins (100, HCAR5200) ❏ Sanding tools and sandpaper assortment (
see
Easy-Touch Bar Sander section)
❏ 16"x 48"[410 x 1220mm] Great Planes Pro
Building Board (GPMR6950)
❏ Curved-tip canopy scissors for trimming plastic
parts (HCAR0667)
OPTIONAL SUPPLIES AND TOOLS Here is a list of optional tools mentioned in the manual that will help you build the Piper Arrow.
❏ 2 oz. [57g] spray CA activator (GPMR6035) ❏ 4 oz. [113g] aerosol CA activator (GPMR634) ❏ CA applicator tips (HCAR3780) ❏ CA debonder (GPMR6039) ❏ 3M 75 repositionable spray adhesive
(MMMR1900)
❏ Kyosho
®
masking film (KYOR1040)
❏ Epoxy brushes (6, GPMR8060) ❏ Mixing sticks (50, GPMR8055) ❏ Mixing cups (GPMR8056) ❏ Builder’s Triangle Set (HCAR0480) ❏ Metal Template Set (30/60/90 and 45 degree
triangles, HCAR0500)
❏ 36"metal ruler (HCAR0475) ❏ Robart Super Stand II (ROBP1402) ❏ 24"x 36"[460 x 910mm] Builder’s Cutting Mat
(HCAR0456)
❏ 16"x 48"[410 x 1220mm] building board
(GPMR6950)
❏ Fuel filler valve for glow fuel (GPMQ4160) ❏ Hobbico Duster
™
can of compressed air (HCAR5500)
❏ Masking tape (TOPR8018) ❏ Milled fiberglass (GPMR6165)
❏ Microballoons (TOPR1090) ❏ Threadlocker thread locking cement
(GPMR6060)
❏ Denatured alcohol (for epoxy clean up) ❏ K & S #801 Kevlar thread (for stab alignment) ❏ Panel Line Pen (TOPQ2510) ❏ Rotary tool such as Dremel ❏ Rotary tool reinforced cut-off wheel (GPMR8200) ❏ Servo horn drill (HCAR0698) ❏ Hobby Heat
™
Micro Torch II (HCAR0755)
❏ Dead Center
™
Engine Mount Hole Locator
(GPMR8130)
❏ AccuThrow
™
Deflection Gauge (GPMR2405)
❏ Precision Hinge Marking Tool (GPMR4005) ❏ Slot Machine
™
hinge slotting tool (110V, GPMR4010)
❏ CG Machine™ (GPMR2400) ❏ Laser incidence meter (GPMR4020) ❏ Precision Magnetic Prop Balancer
™
(TOPQ5700)
EASY-TOUCH
™
BAR SANDER
A flat, durable, easy-to-handle sanding tool is a necessity for building a well-finished model. Great Planes makes a complete range of Easy-Touch Bar Sanders and replaceable Easy-Touch Adhesive- backed Sandpaper. While building the Piper Arrow, two 5-1/2"[140mm] Bar Sanders and two 11"[280mm] Bar Sanders equipped with 80-grit and 150-grit Adhesive-backed Sandpaper were used.
Here’s the complete list of Easy-Touch Bar Sanders
and Adhesive Backed Sandpaper:
5-1/2"[140mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6169) 11"[280mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6170) 22"[560mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6172) 33"[840mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6174) 44"[1120mm] Bar Sander (GPMR6176) 11"[280mm] Contour Multi-Sander (GPMR6190)
12’ [3.66m] roll of Adhesive-backed 80-grit
sandpaper (GPMR6180)
150-grit (GPMR6183) 180-grit (GPMR6184) 220-grit (GPMR6185) Assortment pack of 5-1/2"[140mm] strips
(GPMR6189)
We also use Top Flite 320-grit (TOPR8030, 4 sheets) and 400-grit (TOPR8032, 4 sheets) wet-or-dry sandpaper for finish sanding.
IMPORTANT BUILDING NOTES
·
Whenever just
epoxy
is specified you may use
either
30-minute (or 45-minute) epoxy
or
6-minute epoxy.
When 30-minute epoxy is specified it is highly recommended that you use only 30-minute (or 45- minute) epoxy, because you will need the working time and/or the additional strength.
·
Photos and sketches are placed before the step
they refer to. Frequently you can study photos in following steps to get another view of the same parts.
·
Not all die-cut parts have a name, or their complete name stamped on them, so refer to the die drawings on pages 8 & 9 for identification. When it’s time to remove the parts from their die sheets, if they are difficult to remove, do not force them out.Instead, use a sharp #11 blade to carefully cut the part from the sheet, then lightly sand the edges to remove any slivers or irregularities. Save some of the larger scraps of wood.
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