Rigging
...is
something I never looked forward to.
I had never done it before and I was worried that the thread would
go slack or break.
That was until I discovered some very neat fishing line.
It is called “SpiderThread” and is used to tie up little sacks
of fish roe to be used as bait.
I bought it at “Canadian Tire”, a chain store in
Canada
– sort of a “automotive parts/hardware/sports” store.
I got 100yds for $3.99.
I am sure that it would be available from any good fishing supply
store. The
unique thing about this thread is that it stretches.
It is almost like rubber or latex in composition.
I rigged the plane by anchoring one end of the thread on one of the
strut posts with cyano.
When thoroughly dry, I threaded the line through a hole in the
wing, over the next strut post, through the corresponding hole on the
other wing, the thread was then brought back to the originating location
and glued with cyano.
I found it easier to leave lots of excess line when starting and
finishing.
Once dry, the excess was trimmed with a very |
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