Elevators 9-14-7, 9-16-1 to 9-16-3, 9-17-3
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While waiting for suitable weather to finish priming elevator parts I decided to prepare the trailing edge and trim tab foam ribs from the provided foam blocks and templates. I checked the printed dimensions of the templates and they all checked out, so I went ahead and photocopied the templates so that I could retain the originals. Rib templates cut and ready to apply The templates were cut out and glued to the foam using a regular spray adhesive. Foam ribs ready to be cut I cut the foam ribs to rough size using the band saw, and finished them on the belt/disc sander. Everything went smoothly, and I just had to make sure I didn't take off too much material especially where cutting space was tight between the template tracings. All ten foam ribs turned out nicely I also peeled off the paper after forming the ribs, as I was worried it would degrade over time and cause issues if I just left it on there and proceeded with rib attachment. I found it easiest to loosen the paper at the v