{"id":211,"date":"2020-05-26T21:24:19","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T04:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jessesrv7a.com\/?p=211"},"modified":"2020-06-11T15:29:59","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T22:29:59","slug":"beginning-horizontal-stabilizer-days-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nuclearprojects.com\/jessesrv7a\/beginning-horizontal-stabilizer-days-1-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Beginning Horizontal Stabilizer, Days 1-3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With my shop all setup, most of the needed tools acquired and parts ready to go, it was time to start building!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 1 <\/strong>(5\/23\/20)<\/em>: Horizontal Stabilizer, Rear Spar Assembly<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first parts I needed were the two HS-609PP reinforcement bars and two HS-603PP spar channels. After breaking their edges, I laid the HS-609PP’s into the spar channels, roughly aligning the pre-drilled holes to visually gauge if the bottom surfaces of the -609’s laid flat on the -603’s. The flange radius on the spar channels tend to prevent the -609’s from laying flat, as they did in my case. I used a Vixen file to carefully remove material from the pertinent edges of the -609’s until they fit flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Day 2 <\/strong>(5\/24\/20)<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I finished fitting the -609’s to sit flat. Next, I rounded the noses of the -609’s per instructions, creating about a 1\/4″ radius on each corner. To do this, I used my new 6″ 7A Scotch-Brite wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Creating the rounded corners. The one side could use a little more rounding.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li>
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    6″ 7A Scotch-Brite wheel with my custom 3d printed 1″ to 5\/8″ adapter<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    All surfaces of the -609’s need to be smoothed to a 400 grit-like finish, removing all milling marks and scratches. For the most part I did this by hand with 220 and 400 grit sandpaper, and maroon Scotch-Brite pad. I did use a 1″ Scotch-Brite wheel on a die-grinder for the more stubborn marks. Overall the finish came out pretty nice! On Day 2 I finished one -609.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Day 3 <\/strong>(5\/25\/20)<\/em>:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Finished smoothing second -609. Clecoed -609’s into -603’s. I reamed the attachment holes to #30. Next, I marked the 8th holes from the ends to be drilled to size #21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    The two HS-412PP’s and two HS-413PP’s were found, which I positioned the left side parts and match-drilled using #30 reamer. I had to stop here as I ran out of 1\/8″ Clecos. I know, such a rookie mistake! Backup is on the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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