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Another day of bulkhead work…

My first task was to get some of the F-706 components ready for priming and riveting.  However, before I could do that, I still had to match-drill, deburr, and dimple (as necessary), the F-706 base, F-730 plate, F-728 bellcrank channel, and F-729 bellcrank rib.  Once that was done, I scuffed, cleaned and primed all of the angles and the F-706 base.

Another picture of priming. This is a few of the F-706 bulkhead parts.

Next, I started working on the F-709 and F-710 bulkheads.  The F-709 was the easiest to complete since it is a one-piece bulkhead and it only needed to be deburred and fluted for now.  The F-710 was a little more complicated, but not by much.  The F-710 is also a one-piece bulkhead, but it also requires a small length of angle to be fabricated.

I would have made quick work of the F-710B angle if I could have found the correct angle stock.  However, I spent well over a half-hour searching the garage for the 17 inch length of .125 x 1 x 1 angle stock that was listed on the inventory sheet.  Since it was checked off the inventory, I knew it was hiding somewhere.  When I was just about to give up, I finally found it buried deep inside the parts crate.  For some reason, I didn’t put this piece of angle stock in the same place as all the other angle stock!  Once the angle was located, making the F-710B was a piece of cake.

It took me longer to find the right angle stock than it did to make the actual part!

The F-709 and F-710 bulkheads after being straightened.