Sunday, July 27, 2008

Close up view of the drilled stringer channels.
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Big thumbs up for a job well done. Stringer channels drilled completely.
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Here, i flipped the wing over again right side up before drilling the stringer channels on the left upper skin after making sure that the centreline marking was visible through the pre-drilled pilot holes.
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Trial fitting the stringer channels after flipping over the wing with the upper skin still clecoed.
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The additional rivet holes were drilled on the left upper inboard skin stiffeners.
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Again stopping for a photo break after finished drilling the left upper outboard skin stiffeners.
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Close up view of the drilled upper skin stiffeners.
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After a tedious job, i managed to finished drilling the upper inboard skin stiffeners.
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Saturday, July 26, 2008

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History repeats for the upper skin stiffeners..
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I have removed the lower skin clecoes, flipped over the wing and reinstalled the upper wing skin.
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Here, i drilled the front spar holes with #30 drill bit. Due to insuffient clecoes, i drilled only a few holes. Have already ordered more clecoes from US Tool from GArdena ,CA( cheapest at $0.34 per piece)
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Work accomplished.
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Drilling in progress...
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This photo shows the left inboard wing skin with the skin stiffeners' additional rivet hole markings , ready to be drilled.
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These are the two lower stiffeners on the left lower outboard wing.
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Close up view of the drilled lower skin stiffeners.
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With no helper, i need to consciously hold the wood while i drilled using the other hand. Perseverance is the key .
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The wood you see here was used to provide a solid support for drilling as per the manual instruction. The stiffeners shown have been completely drilled.
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With two side grips, the skin stiffener was aligned properly before being drilled.
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Followed by the cove ribs..
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Drilling the lower main rib.
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Stopping to take a break after finished drilling the lower aft spar.
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