Day 18 – Horizontal Stabilizer Initial Steps

October 1st, 2020

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This was the biggest piece I’ve ever had to deburr. It took quite a bit of time just getting the spar deburred, let alone the doubler. It looks great now though! I also got the bend out of the doubler as best I could. It’s pretty flat, but not 100% perfect. Everything was final size drilled and deburred. I think my next step is to do my first bit of priming. They are already asking that you prime these two parts for the HS to start riveting. So I think that will be what I start planning for tomorrow and doing this Saturday. Need to do some research tomorrow though on how best to set this up. I’ve seen some setups where they put painters drop sheets and create a tent with them. On one end you have a fan with a filter over it blowing air in, and then a filter on the exit side as well. But, I’ll continue that research tomorrow.