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Date:  2-19-2018
Number of Hours:  7.00
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Brief Description:  Cowl Pin Covers

Started to fit the hidden hinge to the oil door previously fabricated. After drilling out the epoxy from the hinge mounting holes, clecoed the hidden hinge to the oil door and the cowl. Found that the hinge has been moved down away from the cowl due to the foam sandwich added to stiffen the door. Will need to build up the area for hinge attachment on the underside of the cowl with equivelant foam strip and fiberglass.

Began installation of the Aerosport Products Cowl Pin Covers.

Connected the top and bottom cowl together on the work bench with the side hinge pins. Clamped the lower cowl to the work bench. Clecoed the prop nose bowl sides together using the #40 holes drilled some time ago.

Measured back from the front of the spiiner opening per the Aerosport instructions and marked the area for the pin cover plates using the template covers. Cut the holes by first drilling holes at each side and enlarging with the step drill. Then drilled a center hole and enlarged it. Now used the diamond disk cutter in the dremel to trim between the holes and open up the large hole for the cover plates. Refined the hole with the dremel drum sander to fit the covers. Fine tuned the hole with a round file and sand paper.

Match drilled the spinner opening holes to #19. Separated the top cowl and drilled the #40 holes for the nut plates and riveted the nut plates into place.

Trimmed the side hinges at the back of the cover plate holes by using the dremel with a metal cutting disk to cut almost through, then using plyers to break the hinge piece away. Debured with a small file.

Sanded the areas around the cover plate holes with 80 grit to prepare for epoxy/fiberglass.
Reassembled the cowl halves with hinge pins.

Applied mold release to the back of the hinge cover templates and taped them into place from the outside using duct tape to hold them in place. Applied epoxy with micro and then 4 layers of fiberglass tape to the inside of the cowl to the cover plates, with 1 inch above and below the edges
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