Flavor of the day: nutty for nutplates
Hours: 6.7 | Posted in Wing & Tail JoinsSanded down the filler that was added to the empennage tips, checked fit, and put on another thin layer of micro to fill the voids opened up by the sanding.
Still working on getting the wings to the point of being ready to move to the airport. Installed all the nutplates (52) for the wing root fairings, after making a poor man’s nutplate jig (insert a screw partway into the nutplate, then cut the head off) for both the two-leg and one-leg nutplates. Had to dig a bit to come up with the one-leg dimpled nutplates for the 4 locations that require them. Nothing difficult, just lots of repetitive little stuff. There is one nutplate hole on each lower leading edge that’s impossible to dimple with the dimple dies because the tank support bracket is right behind it — I found that it worked to install the nutplate, then use a screw with a tinnerman washer to form the dimple.
Also deburred, dimpled, and primed the wing inspection plates, and poked at the empennage fairing a bit more, to think about the next steps in fitting it.
