Draker
Well Known Member
Well, today was another Mister Stupid day at the airplane factory. I was preparing to start on the fiberglass empennage tips and noticed that the right side elevator counterweight was trimmed but the left one wasn't. Tried to remember why I never trimmed the left one 4 years ago and came up empty so I grabbed the hack saw and started cutting. About 1/4" through the cut I thought to check the plans and of course found the reminder there that only the right side gets cut. So now I have a hacksaw-shaped cut about 1/4" (at the deepest point) in the lead. Can anyone suggest a fix? I was thinking maybe get a butane torch and carefully melt/pour a little lead shot into the groove, then file it smooth.