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Get started building with these basic tools An easy, great looking color layout for maximum visibility Build swept back wings to avoid tail heaviness Install your wings with bolts when the plans show rubber bands How to build a straight fuselage without using a jig How to build a simple cowl out of balsa blocks Fixing construction mistakes Set your engine thrust angle using higher math How to iron Monokote into tight spaces How to get longer run time from a Cox engine by using a remote tank Compatibility of various paints and finishing materials Propeller selection guide for 2 stroke and 4 stroke glow engines Store robbie@balsaworkbench.com MY OTHER WEBSITES Jensen Speaker Dealer Harmonica amplifiers with classic blues tone |
I used to have a lot of
trouble ironing Monokote into cockpits and other small places where a
standard iron will not fit.  You can buy a tiny iron, usually referred to as a "trim sealing tool". I had one of these for a short time, but the temperature was hard to control, and the shape wasn't very helpful. So I got rid of it before too long. A better solution to this problem is a butter knife. Just heat it on your iron for about 30 seconds and use it like you would use an iron. It could also be heated with a heat gun, but it takes longer. Heat is transferred a lot better by contact with the metal iron.  The knife will fit right into tiny spaces where an iron won't, and it will reach a lot farther than the trim irons that you find in the hobby store. I used a butter knife to iron the entire cockpit floor on this Small Wonder built from RCM plans.   Use the edge of the knife to iron film into corners. You can try the same trick with a spoon for ironing fillets and other concave surfaces. |