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July 20, 2004
Okay, I'm trying something new here...if you click on the pictures it will create a new window showing the picture full size (well, not really since I shrunk them to 800x600 to save space (camera takes 1600x1200 @ 72dpi).
My machine ran into some OS problems this week, so I did a fresh install of XP Pro and finally got all the software back on, which is why this page has been delayed. Combine that with my site being 'unavailable' due to a DDOS attack on my ISP, and it's been a long week.
HS parts are primed and ready to go, so it's time to start putting them together! First step is to rivet this strap piece (don't remember the part #) to the inner-most inspar ribs (the one's with the four tabs removed).
Both sides have been riveted together. From this the rest gets built up.
Next step is to cleco the stringers together. Here's where marking the part carefully a couple of days earlier pays off. If in doubt, mark *more* than you think you need to.
We only rivet the two outer sections at this point. The inner section gets riveted to the pieces we put together at the top of the page.
Okay, riveting process started...one side can be squeezed, which makes it go fairly fast.
The other side has to be shot. There just isn't enough clearance, even with a longeron yoke, to squeeze them. They came out okay.
Enter the spar...
First thing on this is to pop the two plastic snap bushings into place.
Then we start attaching the inspar ribs (except
for the outside 2 on each end). The red arrow points to a problem.
You might need to click on the picture to see it clearly. THE DAMN
STRINGERS ARE UPSIDE DOWN! @#$@#$%E%^&*(&$%!!!!
Of course, by the time I noticed it the ribs were already riveted to the spar.
Fixing this problem will take another day, however.
One problem I did have (besides the minor freakin' inconvenience above) was that one of the holes for an inspar is a little too close to the spar support web and doesn't leave room to squeeze or shoot properly. Tried several different ways, which by the end of the evening left me with a hole too large for an AD4. I tried an AD5 but wasn't happy with how it set. I must have been fatigued at this point because only later did I realize that the problem with the AD5 set was that my air pressure was too low. Doh! Anyway, see tomorrow for the fix...
