After assembling and match drilling the fuse tail section, I disassembled for deburring, edge shaping, dimpling, etc. As I was getting the parts ready for assembly, I started looking around the shop and decided I had to do something before I began the next phase. I replaced some old wall board, painted and generally reorganized.
Sooooo much brighter. Now to get on with it.
Putting things back together. I fastened the bulkheads in place first, then the stringers. This assembly got rigid in a hurry.
This assembly almost made me wish I built an /A. Almost...
Finally have the tail cone in place. Now to start the riveting. Before I did that, I got the laser out and checked alignment again. Looking good so I started the assembly.
Finally have the tailcone riveted together up to the upper J channel.
![IMG_0910_heic-M.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.smugmug.com%2FMy-Homepage-Photos%2Fi-vgXRrLb%2F0%2F1f1bad43%2FM%2FIMG_0910_heic-M.jpg&hash=ab091b476e62559af60953eaf64310bf)
Sooooo much brighter. Now to get on with it.
![IMG_0913_heic-M.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.smugmug.com%2FMy-Homepage-Photos%2Fi-bdv5hLP%2F0%2Fe5aa2d8a%2FM%2FIMG_0913_heic-M.jpg&hash=eecc0a2b28a453a4220627ba958855e5)
Putting things back together. I fastened the bulkheads in place first, then the stringers. This assembly got rigid in a hurry.
![IMG_0918_heic-M.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.smugmug.com%2FMy-Homepage-Photos%2Fi-whjhJqg%2F0%2Fdcc16660%2FM%2FIMG_0918_heic-M.jpg&hash=99a7e1ea313785b06fc1783c40937156)
This assembly almost made me wish I built an /A. Almost...
![IMG_0919_heic-M.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.smugmug.com%2FMy-Homepage-Photos%2Fi-8ZtdwvD%2F0%2F1dc79710%2FM%2FIMG_0919_heic-M.jpg&hash=5208f22d2f898435d159c2b334be261e)
Finally have the tail cone in place. Now to start the riveting. Before I did that, I got the laser out and checked alignment again. Looking good so I started the assembly.
![IMG_0920_heic-M.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.smugmug.com%2FMy-Homepage-Photos%2Fi-Fhx2tW6%2F0%2F4de9b42a%2FM%2FIMG_0920_heic-M.jpg&hash=ef1dc215fa214d7a129b5fdb645cccd2)
Finally have the tailcone riveted together up to the upper J channel.
![IMG_0940_heic-M.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.smugmug.com%2FMy-Homepage-Photos%2Fi-DpDn23k%2F0%2F94e28db9%2FM%2FIMG_0940_heic-M.jpg&hash=77f646e0096747b4a1d2b7b4fd28f2c5)
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