Author: Ed

I decided to try something new tonight. I had a Google “Hang Out” going while I was working on the elevators. Google Hangout is basically

More riveting on the elevators tonight. Going into this project, I always thought about how much time all this riveting was going to take… but

Tonight, I was able to begin riveting the piles of elevator parts together! I began by assembling the tip ribs and their skins. This was

Today, I turned this pile of parts: Into this pile of parts:    Everything is all ready for riveting.

Another few hours spent on the -10, this time deburring all the holes in the trim tab parts. Then there was some dimpling and countersinking.

Got back in the shop tonight and managed to knock out most of the fabrication of the elevator trim tabs. There isn’t much to them.

  I had to bust out my non-existent woodworking skills tonight. They were needed to build the clamp/jogs for the trim tabs. The trim tab on

Another good day of progress on the -10! There are a whole lotta holes in the elevators on this plane, and most of them are

Today I got all the deburring and scuffing done on all the elevator parts. 6 hours worth. It was one of those “just sit down