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What You Will Need
A Flat, Clean, and Spacious Area to Work -- broad tabletops, countertops and desktops work best. A Pencil or Pen -- Used for writing your name on the plane. Ruler -- Used to fold pieces and make creases accurately. Scratch Paper -- Used to press out excess glue and keep it from getting stuck to your fingers. Also used to protect your table top from glue spills and scratches. Tweezers (Optional) -- Used to press out excess glue and keep it from getting stuck to your fingers. Large Clips (Optional but Recommended) -- Used to hold pieces in place while the glue dries. Bulldog clips, paper clips or clothespins are best. Glue -- A clear, fast drying glue is most suitable. See About Glue for details.
Use Lots of Glue For a Strong Bond
When gluing pieces together, apply a generous amount of glue. If you use too little glue, you will fail to create a tight seal and the structure of your plane will be weak. Planes with weak structure do not fly well. Since many quick-drying adhesives harden in only a few seconds, you should stick pieces together immediately after applying the glue. Apply glue to the smaller parts by spreading the glue evenly over the entire surface (all the way to the edges) with a piece of scratch paper. For best results, when sticking two pieces together, try the following: Take a clean piece of scratch paper and fold it in half. Place the parts you have just glued together in between the two folded halves. Sandwich the newly glued parts between the two halves of the folded paper and press out all the excess glue. This will help you create a strong bond and keep your fingers clean, too!
Punch Out Glider Parts Carefully and Make Straight Folds
When you punch out your glider parts, try not to bend them. Since paper glider parts are printed and cut by machine, some of them will be slightly warped out of the package. It is important to gently remove any bends in the paper. Curvature in pieces like the vertical stabilizer can adversely affect flight performance. Scoring indicates lines that need folding. Before gluing parts together, fold along the scored lines using a ruler to help you make accurate folds.
Apply the Dihedral Angle Gauge to Keep Angles Accurate
Before you glue pieces 3 and 4 together to form the main wing section, lightly bend them along the scored line in the center to form a 15-degree angle. If you use the dihedral angle gauge (included) as a guide, you can easily fold the wing section to the proper angle. After gluing 3 and 4 together, be sure to line up the scored lines in the center to eliminate any gaps between the pieces of paper and then double check the dihedral angle again with the gauge, bending where necessary to maintain a dihedral angle of 15 degrees. (Hold the gauge like a “V” with the point downward.) (Image to be put) Use Clips (or Clothespins) When Gluing to Eliminate Gluing Gaps When pieces like the main wing section are not firmly glued to the fuselage, your plane will not fly well, so it is important to apply lots of glue and stick pieces together tightly. If you use clips or clothespins to hold your pieces together at the edges and at the corners while the glue dries, you will be able to eliminate gaps in your gluing and form a tight seal between the paper and the balsa.