Left work early today to get ready for my trip to the UK tomorrow. Got home, saw the pieces on the bench and couldn't resist doing a little deburring. I tried using a flat file but didn't seem to be doing too well so switched to a large drill bit instead - a quarter...
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Day 2: Rudder: Skeleton Assembly (2h 30m)
Day 2: Attach rudder horn to bottom rib; drill and cleco bottom rib to spar; installed rear ribs 2, 3, 4, and the nose rib; drilled bent stip and attached it and the tip rib to the spar. Rudder skeleton fully assembled. 2h 30m
Day 1: Rudder: Inventory and First Steps (1h 30m)
Day 1: Bench building; parts inventory; edge deburring; cut spar doublers to size; drill and cleco doublers to spar. 1h 30m
Rudder on the Way
The rudder is on it's way! Estimated delivery is July 12. Got a lot of prep work to do in the garage before we can get started.