Another shot of the center hinge assembly - this time attempting to enlarge the holes from 1/8inch to 10/32 per the plans. These are the mountinh holes that will be secured to the rear spar with bolts instead of rivets. This was a pain in the ass - I had to use about 5 different drill bit sizes since this hole goes through 3 different layers of material - one steel, one thick aluminum, and one thin aluminum sheet. Note the huge burr that I will need to remove on the lower left hole. I will do this with a file or dremel tool to clean up all the holes. Also note the different colored clecoes. The darker copper ones are for 1/8 inch holes,and the gold ones are for 3/16th inch holes. These worked fine for holding the hinge assembly in place as I enlarged each hole. The drill its kept binding in the metal, so I finally had to put 3 in one light oil on the bits to alow them to keep cutting the metal. What a major pain this was.
This site was created to provide friends and family with a vehicle to track my efforts to build a Van's RV 8 Aircraft kit. The dream began in the Summer of 2008. The actual building began in 2009, with the arrival of the empennage or tail kit. I will periodically update the site with photos and comments about my progress.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Enlargening Center Hinge Bearing Sub Assembly Nounting Holes
Another shot of the center hinge assembly - this time attempting to enlarge the holes from 1/8inch to 10/32 per the plans. These are the mountinh holes that will be secured to the rear spar with bolts instead of rivets. This was a pain in the ass - I had to use about 5 different drill bit sizes since this hole goes through 3 different layers of material - one steel, one thick aluminum, and one thin aluminum sheet. Note the huge burr that I will need to remove on the lower left hole. I will do this with a file or dremel tool to clean up all the holes. Also note the different colored clecoes. The darker copper ones are for 1/8 inch holes,and the gold ones are for 3/16th inch holes. These worked fine for holding the hinge assembly in place as I enlarged each hole. The drill its kept binding in the metal, so I finally had to put 3 in one light oil on the bits to alow them to keep cutting the metal. What a major pain this was.
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