CaptPausert
Well Known Member
I have had a few issues while building my elevator that have me a bit frustrated and thought I should get a bit of advice on how to proceed.
A few weeks ago, while dimpling my elevator skins I creased the skin in a few places due to not getting it flat enough in the DRDT-2 (didn't realize it until i turned it over). The creases aren't horrible, and the skin was probably usable, but it looked really ugly, so I decided to order a new one. after a week I got my new skin from Vans only to discover when I opened the box that it had a dent in it from the factory. Vans was really good about sending me a new one which I received today. I built up and match drilled it then decided to peel off the plastic before deburring and dimpling. I had the plastic mostly off but when pulling the plastic near the hinge cutouts the skin buckled and left a really bad dent in the skin. So now I have three bad right hand elevator skins.
So the question is should I take another week break while I wait for a new skin (already have the horizontal, vertical and rudder built) and continue with the elevator or should I set the elevator aside for now build my wing assembly stand tomorrow and start in on the wing kit that I got a couple of weeks ago? I will say I am a bit nervous about the first steps on the wing being to countersink the main spar.
Thanks
A few weeks ago, while dimpling my elevator skins I creased the skin in a few places due to not getting it flat enough in the DRDT-2 (didn't realize it until i turned it over). The creases aren't horrible, and the skin was probably usable, but it looked really ugly, so I decided to order a new one. after a week I got my new skin from Vans only to discover when I opened the box that it had a dent in it from the factory. Vans was really good about sending me a new one which I received today. I built up and match drilled it then decided to peel off the plastic before deburring and dimpling. I had the plastic mostly off but when pulling the plastic near the hinge cutouts the skin buckled and left a really bad dent in the skin. So now I have three bad right hand elevator skins.
So the question is should I take another week break while I wait for a new skin (already have the horizontal, vertical and rudder built) and continue with the elevator or should I set the elevator aside for now build my wing assembly stand tomorrow and start in on the wing kit that I got a couple of weeks ago? I will say I am a bit nervous about the first steps on the wing being to countersink the main spar.
Thanks