Elevator work continued

March 4, 2010 – Continued dimpling; got the left elevator skin and the doubler plate for the elevator trim cutout done. Used a soldering iron to remove the protective plastic from the skins. Searched all over for mine, and couldn’t find it, so I bought a new one. Now I’m sure I’ll trip over my old one. That’s how it works.

Then I sorted and labeled the stiffeners for both elevators in preparation for alodine and paint.

Started assembling the structure for the right elevator. Now I’m doing the trim of the right counterweight. Cutting the lead isn’t as easy as I thought it might be. I’m a little scared of using an air tool to cut it, because of the dust, so I’m starting out doing it by hand.

Time : 3:15