Brief Description: Horizontal Stabilizer Construction
6-1-2009 1855-2105 (2.20 hours) Cutt tubing and start the assembly process. The Scotch-Brite grinder wheel is worth its weight in gold!
6-2-2009 1630-1845 (2.25 hours) Cutting more tubes.....
6-24-2009 1730-1830 (1.0 hours) Gusset fabrication for H-Stab.
6-25-2009 1730-2000 (2.5 hours) Completing gussets and starting to assemble with clecos.
6-27-2009 0930-1500 (5.5 hours) Assembling Port side H-Stal with clecoes. Ordered brake for minor metal bending from Northern Tool.for internal gussets.
6-28-2009 0800-1100 (3.0 hours) Completed gussets and cleco assembly of Port side H-Stab. Started jig for Elevator and began cutting tubes.
7-3-2009 1600-1645 (.75 hours) Deburring all items and preparing for Alodine.
7-6-2009 1745-2015 (2.50 hours) Cut tubes for Starboard H-Stab.
7-8-2009 1745-1945 (2.00 hours) Continued tubes cutting and gusset fabrication Starboard H-Stab.
7-9-2009 1730-2000 (2.50 hours) Completed pre-assembly of tubes, gussets and supports for Starboard H-Stab.
7-11-2009 1030-1700 (6.5 hours) Final prep of both H-Stabilizers, sanding, deburring, preparing for Alodyne.
7-22-2009 1830-2000 (1.50 hours) Final prep continued.
7-23-2009 1815-2000 (1.75 hours) Completed prep for Alodyne
7-27-2009 0800-1200 (4.00 hours) Completed Alodyne and started final assembly
7-30-2009 1745-2015 (2.50 hours) Final Assembly completed for both H-Stab assemblies.
