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| July 1, 2007 |
| Horizontal Stabilizer |
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| We left off sanding the rib blank down to the line. |
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| Next, I placed the blank into the forming block. I did not end up using the bigger holes, the screws held just fine. |
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| Changed camera settings again.. hence the bigger pic. The tip did not have as much support so I added a clamp in there to help it out. |
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| Started hitting the flange over with the dead-blow hammer. |
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| Used a 3/8" socket extension and a hammer to make my fluted areas in my aluminum. |
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| Done slaughtering the aluminum! Now if I can only figure out a way to pry this thing out of the forming block?? |
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| The next 3 pics shows my "Plan B" way of mounting the FG tips on.... mounting it outside of the skin, onto this rib. |
| My first rib was OK, but not like it needed to be. Long story-short, I ended up shaping my form block a little different to make this method work. I ended up making 3 more ribs before it hit me...PLAN C. Since I can make a smaller tip rib now, I can mount the tips the original way. The smaller rib would allow the FG tip to fit in-between the aluminum skin and the rib! |
| This rib is one that I made. It did not fit the way it needed to in order to "work," so I made another one. |
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| Finally made one that fit! I decided right here that I am NOT going to make my wing ribs! |
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| Made my 1/4" hole line (red one). |