Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Drilled Rudder Bearing Blocks

I finished building all the brake pedals so I moved on to drilling the rudder bearing blocks. They are what hold and pivot the tubes that the rudder pedals hang from. I was really sweating drilling the long vertical holes for the bolts that attach them to the longeron. I read many posts and websites about special jigs and tricks but in the end, it turned out to be easy peazy. I just used the large angle left from the fuel tank and squared it up on my drill press table. I did have to use a few thicknesses of tape on the angle to get it shimmed and then I drilled multiple practice holes in some oak. Clamps held everything in place and all the holes are straight and consistent.

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