Pomodoro

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Made a pair of bending jigs for the H Stabilizer. Instead of doing one side at a time I decided to make a identical pair and mound them to the table. Different way of doing it seemed like fun.

Process.

Made a router table from scrap. Traced the router base on the plywood and mounted it then set in on top of a empty garbage can. Made a pattern. Routed out 4 identical piece from scrap. Routed a 3/8 cove bit on each of the four. Glued and screwed them.

 

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Video update on my horizontal stabilizer.

Photos for those who don’t like videos.

 

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Late night jam session in the shop blasting out the ribs for the horizontal stabilizer.

 

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Welded the channels up and pulled the horizontal stabilizer from the table/jig. Flawless fit on the fuselage. Big milestone because it’s starting to look airplane ish now.

TIG welding with .035” 70s2 mig wire. 45 amps.

 

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Today I built the elevator, tapered elevator channels, and welded it together. Went extremely well.......then ran out of gas.

Edit: I’m actually a bit sad because the metal fabricating is coming to a end soon and it will be on to the wings. I don’t want the metal work to end because I enjoy it so darn much.

 

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1 year anniversary of the Baby Ace build today.

No photos, I’ll just comment and say it’s been a wonderful year and glad I’m building this airplane.