RV7-Factory

Fore Spar Stiffeners Marked for Trimming

Here are the fore horizontal stabilizer stiffeners marked and ready for trimming. I learned that the last holes on the ends are right at the required edge distance. DO NOT take any material other than the milling marks off the ends when radiusing. If you do, you may not make your edge distance specs.

Trimmed and Polished and Ready to be Bent

I completed the trims and then had to make the 6° bends to the tails for the fore spars to make the tapered shape.

The 6° "Bends" Completed

I also completed the bend relief holes in the fore spars and the corresponding 6° bends in them to match the stiffeners. Next is the dimpling of the spars and the countersinking of the stiffeners for the four inner rivet holes.

The hose reel with the 50′ of rubber air hose had a mounting plate that did not exactly work on a stud wall. I thought through all the solutions and ultimately came up with the above.

One of my partners on my Spam Can has a machinist father-in-law with a great set of machinists tools. He had some 1.5″ tubular steel scraps laying around so he cut 2 lengths 18″ long and then drilled the ends with 1/4″ holes to accept 4″ lag screws at 16″ on center for the studs.

For the reel mounting plate, we tapped the 3/16″ thick walls for to accept the requisite 1/2″ bolts the reel needed. I then prepped, primed, and sprayed them to match the reel brackets. Turned out great.

Now I have a hose that can reach any area of the shop and then some.