Over the last week or so I received a new bottom skin for the right elevator as well as a replacement left spar. The material is thin, and after drilling out a few bad rivets the holes were enlarged and metal actually was bent enough to make me abandon the repair and order new parts.
Now I am back where I need to be to resume riveting. The riveting on the rear spar on the right elevator is challenging as it is tough to secure the assembly and maintain the angle required to set good rivets. In addition the .016 skins are quite fragile. Hope all goes well. The holidays have slowed the progress down a bit for good reason, however I have had a chance to get to the garage a few times over the Thanksgiving break.
I am starting to think a bit more about the fuse kit and when to order. In addition, I am considering the QB fuse, simply to move the project along a lot quicker. Although that would certainly force the finish kit to be ordered at the same time and I am not mentally ready for that. Especially since it was just a couple of months ago that I was considering selling the project and building an RV-12 ;)
Day by Day :)
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