Spar Assembly complete
HS Spar is complete and ready for primer. All holes are deburred and edges are dressed. At this point, the parts are set aside and now on to the Forward Spar assembly.
Bearing Assembly Matched Drilled
Once the bearing assembly is riveted, you match drill it to the spar. I sighted down the spar through all the hinge pivot points. It is straight as an arrow, right down the middle of the holes. This kit is a thing of beauty.
First Rivets of my plane are now set
So…here is the completed elevator bearing assembly. The first 6 rivets are now in the books. I am using a pneumatic squeezer. Worth every penny. Consistent, clean, and correct.
Prepped and Primed
After all the rear spar stiffeners and channels were match drilled, I prepped and primed the elevator bearing. I am using Dupli-Color’s self etching. I like how it sprays and heck, I even like the color. The next step is to rivet it to its brackets.
