{"id":7142,"date":"2025-05-08T23:38:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T04:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=7142"},"modified":"2025-09-03T14:00:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:00:38","slug":"step-2-simpleton-40-stabilizers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=7142","title":{"rendered":"02:  Simpleton 40 Stabilizers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0494.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0494-1024x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0494-1024x801.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0494-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0494-768x601.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0494-383x300.jpg 383w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0494-600x470.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0494.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Join the various parts of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers the same way you did the fuselage sides. First, use a straight edge to align the parts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0504.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0504-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7143\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0504-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0504-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0504-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0504-431x300.jpg 431w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0504-600x417.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0504.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Then tape the joint and glue it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505-1016x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505-1016x1024.jpg 1016w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505-768x774.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505-600x605.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/DSC_0505.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After this joint is glued, add the crossgrain bar across the top of the vertical stabilizer. Attach the crossgrain tips on each end of the horizontal stabilizer in the same way. After the glue is cured, remove all the tape and lightly sand the joints with a sanding block.  We&#8217;re not going to worry about the elevators right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.balsaworkbench.com\/?page_id=7151\">Step 3:  Firewall<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join the various parts of the vertical and horizontal stabilizers the same way you did the fuselage sides. First, use a straight edge to align the parts. Then tape the joint and glue it. 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