This evening I was able to begin the assembly of the rudder structural frame. I began by fitting the Rudder Horn (R-405PD) onto the rudder spar and bottom rib. Here is a picture as viewed from the bottom. Once you have the Rudder Horn Brace (R-710) in place, you will want to mark […]
Rudder Skin Dimpling
Not too much excitement to report on this evening. My time was spent dimpling the rudder skin. As you can see in the picture, I have the DRDT-2 dimpling machine. I cannot say enough good things about this. Once you have it set up properly for the thickness of material you are dimpling, you get nice, crisp, […]
Rudder Stiffener Priming
Today I was busy with getting the stiffeners prepped, cleaned and primed. In the picture below, I have the stiffeners already prepped with scotchbrite and all the holes deburred. I clean the parts with acetone prior to adding the primer. Primer applied. Please comment, I love to hear from my readers. Thanks again for coming along for […]
Rudder assembly continues
This evening, I started with removing the plastic film from the rudder in the areas where the stiffeners will be riveted. The reason for this is because I only want to add primer where I have mating surfaces. The remainder of the rudder skin will be protected by the blue film until the final assembly. […]