Last night I did the Alumiprep and Alodine work on all the remaining pieces of the Elevator. Tonight, it was time to prime them. So, I mixed up some Akzo and waited the required 30 minutes. While I was waiting, I finished up construction on the Elevator Trim Tab.....pictured below.
It has been sitting for a couple of days to allow the fuel tank sealant holding the foam Ribs in place to dry. As far as riveting, the Trailing Edge is not truly flat due to the Trailing Edge Wedge being fatter on the aft end than it is on the forward end. Additionally, the rivets holding on the Trailing Edge need to be set double flush. In order to make them double flush, with the angle on the the Trailing Edge, I purchased the RV-14 Safety Pin Squeezing Tool from Cleaveland Aircraft Tool. The flat sets are already machined to the correct angle created on the Trailing Edge. The Safety Pin is used to keep the appropriate alignment and prevents the sets from rotating in the squeezer. I will be able to use this tool on the Elevator Trim Tab and the left and right sides of the Elevator.
NOTE: This tool was specifically machined for the RV-14 Elevator Trailing Edge and WILL NOT work on other Trailing Edges.
The Safety Pin Squeezing Tool made perfect double flush rivets on the Trailing Edge of the Trim Tab. Here is an example of a few.....
After the primer sat the required 30 minutes, I began to prime.