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JULY/AUG 2005
Volume 48/Issue 4

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• The Heirloom Cradle
• The Spirit of St. Louis Toy Airplane
• Making All-Purpose Wooden Boxes

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The Spirit of St. Louis Toy Airplane

6: Make the wheels (H). Use a 1-1/2" hole saw to score the wheel rim lines 1/8" deep...then a 1-7/8" hole saw to cut out the wheels.

7: Make the propeller hub/shaft assembly by gluing the shaft (M) into the hub (L). Once the glue has dried, mount the hub/shaft assembly into your drill chuck and sand or rasp it to shape.

8: Assemble the plane. Start by gluing the cylinders (K) into place.

Next, place the wing struts (N) in the fuselage holes (but don't glue them yet). Place a straight edge in the wing slot and mark the outer ends of the struts. Cut the struts to length, then glue them into place.

Using 1/4" axle pins or #12 x 1-1/4" roundhead wood screws, attach the wheels to the wheel struts. If you use screws, be sure to file off any points that protrude through the struts. Glue the struts to the shock absorbers - remember that there are left and right wheels. Use he 1/8" hole in the shock absorbers as pilot holes and drill the struts for the lock pins (G). Glue pins (G) into place.

Glue and clamp the wing, rudder, stabilizer, propeller and tail skag into place.

9: Finishing touches. If you want to paint your plane, be sure to apply the proper filler first, then use silver or light grey on the fuselage and flat black on the cylinder heads and tires. Letters and numbers can be cut from adhesive-backed paper.

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