Tweaked the rudder a bit today. The trailing edge had a very slight 'bow', approx 1.5mm higher to the port side in the middle compared to the top and bottom. Van's said it was common, and within tolerances so 'just build on' Decided to fix it anyway... there was a little bit of 'pillowing' between the stiffeners suggesting a slight under bend, Used the wooden blocks and plumbers wrench technique to get rid of the 'pillowing', and the TE now looks straight.
Put the VS fibreglass tip in place, drilled and countersunk ready for filling and fixing. Then the bit I couldnt put off any longer.. rolling the LE. Not convinced about the broomstick and mole grip approach, so I fabricated a tube out of 28mm copper pipe with soldered 90 degree bends. Works great. The seam looked ok after rivetting, but Ive decided to run epoxy filler along it and then sand it down smooth
