Desert Rat
Well Known Member
Hey All,
I'm building a new rudder to replace the one I got with a used kit that had some dents in it. Also, not really a deal breaker, but on that one it looked like the T.E. wedge hadn't been countersunk enough and the dimples weren't nesting all the way. This was a bad assumption on my part, because I have the same issue on the new one.
I've countersunk the holes in the wedge until they're knife edged (searching VAF leads me to believe this is acceptable in this application) and in fact have wallowed out a couple of the holes while trying to push my luck.
I'm not thrilled with this result. I've ordered a new wedge as well as the jig from Cleveland tools so that I can make sure the countersinks are dead nuts on with the surface of the wedge.
Does anyone have a suggestion for making this fit better or is this as good as it gets? I was planning to use 3M tape to stick this together for riveting, but if there are gaps like this, I might be better off using pro seal? I hate the idea of using pro seal as a band aid on this, so if there's a trick to this I'm all ears.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=RDlpTlpyZGs3Q1Z5dDRvbEYtb2RqVnlEaEY3dnNB
I'm building a new rudder to replace the one I got with a used kit that had some dents in it. Also, not really a deal breaker, but on that one it looked like the T.E. wedge hadn't been countersunk enough and the dimples weren't nesting all the way. This was a bad assumption on my part, because I have the same issue on the new one.
I've countersunk the holes in the wedge until they're knife edged (searching VAF leads me to believe this is acceptable in this application) and in fact have wallowed out a couple of the holes while trying to push my luck.
I'm not thrilled with this result. I've ordered a new wedge as well as the jig from Cleveland tools so that I can make sure the countersinks are dead nuts on with the surface of the wedge.
Does anyone have a suggestion for making this fit better or is this as good as it gets? I was planning to use 3M tape to stick this together for riveting, but if there are gaps like this, I might be better off using pro seal? I hate the idea of using pro seal as a band aid on this, so if there's a trick to this I'm all ears.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1...?key=RDlpTlpyZGs3Q1Z5dDRvbEYtb2RqVnlEaEY3dnNB