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 J-3 Cub Construction Project Session #67

67 J-3 Cub Side Window Installation

I cut out the .005" styrene for the first side window today. I applied the RCZ56 white glue to the fuselage right frame and put the styrene side window in place. As I was trying to adjust the position, I made a big mess out of the side window. %$#@!  I ended up taking the window off because I was having trouble with the glue and then cleaning the RCZ56 glue off of the fuselage frame with a damp rag as best I could. I already had some Pacer's Formula 560 Canopy Glue shown below so I decided to try it instead of the RCZ56.
 
 
I cut a new side window out of styrene and again applied the Formula 560 glue to the right fuselage frame. This time I very carefully lined up the new styrene side window and put it in place, requiring very little movement to adjust it. Again I cleaned off the excess Formula 560  glue  with a damp rag and let the side window set for about an hour. Then I repeated the process installing the left side window with much less trouble.
 
I took the picture below, intentionally catching the light reflection in the side window, so you could see that the side window was in fact in place.
 
Then I took the picture below without the light reflection so you see the installation of the side windows.
 
I think the side windows came out pretty good, especially for my first time. However, I am going to have to think along time about how to glue the windshield on! Because of the windshield's curvature and all of the gluing area, it is not clear to me how to put glue on the fuselage frame and then get the windshield into position without screwing it up. Do you have any suggestions?.................Tandy

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