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12/29/04

Worked on HS Rear Spar - "Broke" the edges of the rear spar support bars (HS609PP) as per the plans. I laid the support bars in the rear spars (HS603PP) and lined up the holes and it was obvious I needed to remove some material to get them to lay flat in the rear spars. I used my Vixen file to round the edges on the support bars closest to the flanges. The best way to check they lay flat in the spars is to cleco the bars to only one of the spars at a time and look to see if the support bars are flat against the spars. In the picture the spars are on the left and the support bars are are on the right.

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12/29/04

Worked on HS Rear Spar - Rounded the ends of HS609PP per the plan drawing. A circle template comes in handy to mark the work so you have guide lines for removing the material. I used my 1" belt sander to remove the material and it worked great, but it takes it off fast! I got some medium density fiber board from Home Depot to use under the work and protect my workbench when match drilling holes. It is cheap and is smooth like glass. The nice thing about MDF is it does not pull up under the work when drilled through like particle board does. The holes are as clean as a whistle after drilling. Try it...you'll like it!

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12/29/04

Worked on HS Rear Spar - Match drilled HS609PP to HS603PP with a #30 drill bit. Enlarged the holes that attach HS708 to the rear spar assembly using a #19 drill bit. Clecoed HS412PP and HS413PP to HS609PP and match drilled the holes to #30.

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