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Date:  3-7-2013
Number of Hours:  1.30
Manual Reference:  Section 6
Brief Description:  Drilling R Elevator skeleton

Match drilled spar reinforcing plates (E-610PP, E-611PP) and nut plates to the right elevator spar (E-702).
Prepped, finished and fluted counterbalance ribs (E-703, E-704). The plans called for using countersunk rivets to attach the inboard rib to the spar. I attempted to use my micro-stop countersink to ream the metal. Before I did it on the rib though, I practiced on a piece of scrap to adjust the depth. When I did this, I kept wallowing out the holes. If I tried to use a shallower depth, the head of the rivet would not be flush as I would have preferred them. I was able to put the countersinking bit into a hand drill and turn it slowly enough to get as close as I think I could without going too deep. It worked out okay.
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Drilling reinforcing plates

Drilling reinforcing plates

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Drilling R elevator horn

Drilling R elevator horn

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Drilling inboard rib.

Drilling inboard rib.

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