Tailcone- 3 hrs 18 mins (Tailcone 11:29, Empennage 148:01, Total 168:57)
Rivet count: 0 (Total 2,154)
The admin steps for the tailcone are nearing the end. Unfortunately, that doesn't make the time any better. Three hours were spent today simply to cut, deburr, and mark the 12 stiffeners. That's a long and boring three hours. In case you are wondering, I went out to dinner with wife and friends, and finished the last 25 minutes of work after returning- hence the outfit change in the video.
First, the two ends were marked off at a 45 degree angle and then cut. Then, the cut was smoothed over and the rest of the part's edges were deburred. Finally, the stiffeners were lined to mark the future site of the rivet line. I again have new-found appreciation for these match-drilled parts compared to the builders of old that had to mark off every single piece and part they manufactured. Speaking of modern advances, they sell tools out there that allow you to mark off a line by running the tool along the edge of the piece. I saved myself the $19.90 (or whatever the cost is on a parts website) and just marked off the line the old fashioned way.
Next, I will manufacture the longerons out of angle stock and bend those to fit the side skins. And once that is complete, we finally get to start assembling the tailcone pieces!! -M
Rivet count: 0 (Total 2,154)
The admin steps for the tailcone are nearing the end. Unfortunately, that doesn't make the time any better. Three hours were spent today simply to cut, deburr, and mark the 12 stiffeners. That's a long and boring three hours. In case you are wondering, I went out to dinner with wife and friends, and finished the last 25 minutes of work after returning- hence the outfit change in the video.
First, the two ends were marked off at a 45 degree angle and then cut. Then, the cut was smoothed over and the rest of the part's edges were deburred. Finally, the stiffeners were lined to mark the future site of the rivet line. I again have new-found appreciation for these match-drilled parts compared to the builders of old that had to mark off every single piece and part they manufactured. Speaking of modern advances, they sell tools out there that allow you to mark off a line by running the tool along the edge of the piece. I saved myself the $19.90 (or whatever the cost is on a parts website) and just marked off the line the old fashioned way.
Next, I will manufacture the longerons out of angle stock and bend those to fit the side skins. And once that is complete, we finally get to start assembling the tailcone pieces!! -M
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