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Date: 11-05-2026
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Number of Hours: 4.00
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Short Description: Elevator framing and skin forming
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Today was broken into two parts, 1.8 and 2.2 hr sessions. First was with my lovely assistant, Lindsay "Moose" to match drill and cleco elevator skins to a 1-1/4" OD tube then roll it for edge forming on the leading edge of the elevator. Second session was solo and focused on fluting, pressing bearings, and clecoing the elevator frame together. This caused some consternation as spar orientation kept messing with my brain so I had to back-track several times to make sure things were exactly where they needed to be. While pressing bushings into elevator hinges, I accidently broke the flange off of one so I'll be sending out for a replacement. Overall a productive day, especially since I had to take it slow with many breaks as my achilles tendonitis and heel pad displacement/atrophy was making my ankle and heel in pain. Good to be back in the shop! It's been too long!
Elevator skins to tube for forming
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Oops, hasty with arbor press on hinge bushing
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Elevator frame cleco'd
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