Drilled the elevator weldments for the pivot bolt in the center of the horizontal stabilizer. It required making a bushing that would protect the bearing from the drill bit and thereby pilot hole the weldment in the precise location. Once the pilot hole was drilled I removed the elevator (the right one in this case), drill it out to 15/64" and then ream to 1/4". Then I put the left elevator onto the horizontal stabilizer temporarily and repeat the process. Again I should have done this when I built the empennage, but now it's done and I can move on.
Note: I made the bushing from aluminum fuel line that is supplied with the kit. I carefully cut a small piece (1") as not to deform the ends. I had to mill it down with the fiber 3M wheel to get it to slide into the bearing bolt hole. Then I used the largest drill bit that matched the I.D. of the bushing to drill the pilot hole.
Note the bushing sticking out of the bearing bolt hole.
Here you can see the pilot hole drilled - it's close to the torque tube but there's room for the bolt.
Drilling the pilot hole out to 15/64" next was to ream it to 1/4"
