*****Work during this session was completed on Thursday, March 21, 2019*****
I still have some work to complete on the Left and Right Ailerons, but decided to make a change of pace and start on Section 25-FWD MID FUSE Bulkheads. I’ll go back to the Ailerons after this section, but needed a break from them! Anyone who has ever built an RV, will know what I’m talking about.
Anyway, this section starts with separating the F-01405B Bulkhead Bars. Here is what they plans excerpt look like.....
.....and there is what the final product looks like. I used my Milwaukee Rotary Tool to separate the four Bulkhead Bars. Next, I used the 6” Scotchbrite Wheel to remove the excess material and make the edges as smooth as possible. Lastly, I used 220 grit sand paper to complete edge work.
Moving on.....the next step was to dimple the #30 and #40 holes in the F-01405D-L & -R Bulkhead Side Channel flanges (with a few exceptions). Pictured below are the two pieces with the appropriate holes dimpled. Kind of hard to see the dimples in this picture, but they are there. I also completed the edge work after all the holes were dimpled.
Lastly, for today’s session, the #40 holes were dimpled in the bottom flange of the F-01405A Bulkhead Bottom Channel. Here is the Bottom Channel after all the holes were dimpled. I also completed all the edge work after the holes were dimpled.
That’s it for the first session on the 3rd Kit (Fuselage). I’ll pick it up from here tomorrow.