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I washed, etched, and re-labeled the elevator parts and loaded them up into the paint booth. I primed one side of the parts and let them dry for an hour. I then primed the second side of the parts and… Read More »Elevator Parts Priming
I did a final deburring pass on the elevator parts to get things ready for washing, etching, and priming. I also put a slight bend in the trailing edge skins. When I went to use the edge forming tool I… Read More »Prepping Elevator Parts for Priming
I continued deburring and dimpling today to get the elevator parts ready for priming. I started with the dimpling of the forward spars. I then dimpled and countersank the rear spars. The rear spar countersinks coincide with the trim tab… Read More »More Elevator Deburring and Dimpling
I completed a small task this morning by match drilling the trim cable anchor brackets to the trim cable cover plates. I decided to upgrade to the RV10 Billet Trim Brackets from iFlyRV10.com instead of using the stock parts. There… Read More »Trim Cable Anchor Brackets
I finished up with deburring the right elevator skin this morning. I then proceeded to dimple all four of the elevator skins. I also deburred and dimpled the tip rib skins.
I wrapped up the year with a full day of work on the airplane. We started out by match drilling the skin holes on the right elevator. We then deburred and dimpled the trim access panel parts. I also dimpled… Read More »Elevator Drilling, Disassembly, and Deburring
A quick search on the VAF forums provided an answer to my question about the layering of the spar, the elevator skins, the tip ribs, and the tip rib skins. I final sized the holes common to the tip ribs,… Read More »Elevator Match Drilling
After finishing up the horizontal stabilizer I got back to assembling the elevators. I had already prepped and deburred most of the elevator parts so I made good progress this afternoon on assembly and final drilling. I started with bending… Read More »Assembling the Elevators
I proceeded to do more prep work on the elevator parts this evening. I started by separating the four shear clips. I rough cut these on the band saw and final-sized them on a disc sander. I then fetched the… Read More »Continuing with the Elevators
I started prepping parts for the elevators today. I have a new flush rivet set arriving Monday (a Boeing Anti-Slip Flush Rivet Set) that I want to try out on the horizontal stabilizer before finishing up that assembly. I riveted… Read More »Getting Started on the Elevators
