Saturday, September 10, 2016

Preped Aileron Parts - 5 hours

Big day of little progress. I cleaned up all the edges of the Aileron stiffeners, ribs, spar and the flap and aileron braces. Lots of work to be done. I started on the stiffeners first and ran them through the sanding station with 120grit paper to get them to the right size.  Next I ran them through the 3Mwheel and they turned out perfect. There is a lot of stiffeners so it takes time.

Next I used the file to break all the edges of the braces, ribs and spars by sliding it along the edge and eventually evening out the edge. I used a round file to even out the round lightening holes. It goes fairly quick, but it leaves sharp edges. So a quick run through with the 3m wheels makes them smooth. Again...sounds quick, but in actuality, lots of time was spend on them.

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