One Hour…thats all I managed to work on the airplane tonight. I’ve got a lot going on with work and family right now, so I don’t have as much spare time to get down to the airplane factory and build the RV-7. Spending a lot of time learning up on Ansible and Satellite 6 as well as IdM (Three Red Hat products I deliver for our customers), and with Dad in the hospital recovering from surgery, I don’t find myself with any time left in the days. But, any step forward is a good step, no matter how small.
Tonight, I simply finished up deburring 14 leading edge ribs, which includes all the little tabs and slots on the flanges. Man, these things are a pain in the ass to do. It’s not so much difficult work, as it is tedious and boring and repetitive. It’s got to be done though! I am still using emery cloth folded up to fit into the slots, and it seems to be working good enough. I have about another 15 or 20 leading edge ribs left to do.
Here’s the aftermath of all that deburring:
I’ll probably just keep at it with the emery cloth. one strip seems to last a pretty good while and they are cheap. I’m not going to waste any more time and effort on trying to use a dremel or die grinder. Thats pretty much it for tonight. These wing rib posts are always pretty boring and simple on just about every builders online log, and I can see why.
Google Photos Link: https://photos.app.goo.gl/dp5J5V1LqyJAbrTD2
Hours Worked:1