1.5 Hours -
More rudder prep today. I’ve finished just about everything I can until my order from onlinemetals.com arrives.
First, I had to match drill the rudder counterweight to the counterweight rib. Then, I countersunk the weight using my deburr tool. The weight is lead, a very soft metal, so removing material was simple. The rib, however, had to be dimpled and I don’t have a #10 dimple set.
There are not many places where you have to use a #10 dimple die, so buying one would be a bit of a waste of money. Many other builders have made there own, so I followed suit. The female die was made by countersinking a piece of wood. I then dimpled the rib using my #8 dimple die and finished off the dimple by placing a screw through the rib and wood block and tightening a nut until the screw adequately pulled the metal into place around it. The resulting dimple wasn’t perfect, but it will suffice.
A wood block was used to make a #10 dimple die.
Using my homemade #10 dimple die on the counterweight rib.
The counterweight rib is dimpled while the counterweight is countersunk.
Finally, I prepped and primed all of the rudder pieces except for the trailing edge wedge. I still need to countersink both sides of all the holes on the wedge, so priming it will have to wait for another day.
More priming...
