Horizontal Stabilizer 8-1 to 8-2-4
I read ahead in the plans, specifically section 8 on the horizontal stabilizer, and saw that the first few steps have you preparing the spar and doubler and then priming those before continuing. I decided to just go ahead and do these few steps so that I could prime these two pieces alongside the rudder and vertical stabilizer parts. Before doing anything I decided to straighten the horizontal spar doubler as it had a significant bow. Using my vice and a mallet, and the instructions given in section 5, I slowly proceeded to remove the bow. After a few minutes of whacking the doubler with the mallet, the bow was virtually gone. Using a mallet and a vice to straighten the doubler Next I had to debur the edges and lightening holes of the spar and the edges of the doubler. The spar was one of the biggest pieces I had deburred to date, and I decided to chuck my 1" scotchbrite wheel into a drill to help speed up the process. Deburring the horizontal stabilizer spar edges... ...and the d