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RV-12iS: Fuselage Tailcone - 12/5/2020
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New Toy!New Toy!
This is an edge break tool from Cleaveland Tool company. It "breaks" the edge the large sheets of aluminum where they overlap another sheet of aluminum, preventing it from curling up.
Breaking edge of my first sheet of aluminumBreaking edge of my first sheet of aluminum
This takes a very soft touch, so to not mess up the edge of the aluminum. Here's a how-to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbAEuFbFaco
Removed some material ffom the first sheetRemoved some material ffom the first sheet
I'm sure that this was left to help support this sheet will being moved around, otherwise the sheet is so long, it could bend easy while flopping around.
These are the J Stiffeners an the Shear ClipsThese are the J Stiffeners an the Shear Clips
These will be attached to the bottom sheets of the rear fuselage.
Time for deburringTime for deburring
The J Stiffeners have pretty sharp edges.
Clecoed the shear clips to the J stiffenersClecoed the shear clips to the J stiffeners
The instructions on this were confusing. The ID numbers were reversed from one drawing to the other. The clips in the last illustration are correct.
Pop riveting done!Pop riveting done!
This could have gone a lot faster if the plans were correct. I spent quite a bit of time researching which of the 2 drawing were incorrect.
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