Started section 23 today which starts out in fabrication of the longerons. I did not expect it to be hard to work with the metal and opening the angle as per plans, but no matter what I tried it would not open. I only had a mallet on hand. So I have ordered a 5 lb soft faced hammer to see it that will do the trick. In reading others experiences there is also a way to use a vise and a pipe coupler to help open the angle. I also read that there is some longeron dies that can be used to help form the curve of the longeron, so before even wasting time trying to form it by hammer as per plans I have ordered the dies and hopefully this will reduce the stress of making these longerons. For now I have skipped the longeron fabrication until tools arrive and have moved forward with other pages that can be done.
The roll bar attach plates were prepared and nutplates attached. The mid fuse brace, closeout, and roll bar attach plates were then riveted to the fuselage. The mid fuse skeleton was then started with attaching the bulkhead side channels.
Time: 2 hrs
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| Roll bar attach plates |
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| Mid fuse brace |
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| Roll bar attach plate installed |
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| Mid fuse brace close-out |
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| Mid fuse skeleton |
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