Elevator work continued

March 9, 2010 – Finished cutting the right elevator counterweight. Pretty good workout.

Double-checked the drilling for the left elevator structure, then I dimpled and countersunk everything that needed it. Cleaned, scuffed, and alodined the skins and the stiffeners for both elevators, then primed them. The tedium is overwhelming. I thought the pile of stiffeners would never go away. But they’re done, painted, and ready to shoot. I still have to clean, treat and prime the rest of the structure, but if it rains tomorrow I can rivet the stiffeners to the skins and still be ahead.

I’ve dimpled the panel and the doubler for the elevator trim, but I’m not really happy with them. I’m on my second access panel, and it dimpled OK, but I don’t like the edge distance on the nutplate holes for the doubler.

Time : 6:00