Final Tail Cone Dimpling And Started Riveting

 Got started tonight by dimpling the #30 holes on the forward most bulkhead.  This is so it will be flush to receive the baggage compartment panels.

 Then I dimpled all the bulkhead flanges except for the ones that go behind the longerons.

 Then I riveted the elevator bellcrank together.

 I alternated the rivets on the bearing.  Not required but I did it that way.

 Snapped the battery tray end parts together.  I did not rivet yet because I need to rivet my avionics trays to them first.

 Then I riveted this bulkhead.  Used a squeezer for all.

Then I riveted this bulkhead together.  Again all squeezer.

Then I riveted this bulkhead together.  I put flush rivets in the area under the Yaw Damper servo mount bracket so that it can sit flush.

And then finally I riveted the top parts of the fwd most bulkhead together.  The rest gets riveted together when the tail cone is joined to the fuse.

Tail Cone Dimpling

Tonight I dimpled as much as I can of the remaining parts and the skins.

I also riveted on the nutplates to the battery/bellcrank mount plate.

Waiting for better weather to prime the remaining bulkhead parts.

Tail Cone Prep for Riveting

 So I got started tonight by working on dimpling the aft most bulkhead.  I used the squeezer to get all these holes.  Just make sure the flush side is aft so that the VS spar can lay flat to the bulkhead.

 Dimpled these holes in the aft deck.

 Then I dimpled the rudder stop area skin braces.  The last holes are tapered toward the perpendicular flange which leaves very little room for the dies.  I have a set of dies from my RV-7 build that have been ground down on one side.    Almost a requirement in situations like this.

 Here is a closeup of the ground down dies, both mail and female.  If you do this, don't go past the female chamfered hole/edge or it will screw up your dimples.

Next I countersunk these holes in the rudder stop brace.  Yes I should have done this before priming but I could not miss the perfect priming weather we had last weekend!

 Then I countersunk the tie down bar.

 And used a Q-tip dipped in primer to coat the exposed countersinks.  See... no big deal!

 Dimpled the inspection plate covers with #6 dies.  These are bid dies and don't be surprized if they distort the area a bit.  They also push the limit on what AKZO can handle.

 Then I dimpled all the holes in the J stiffeners.  All bazillion of them.  I used the squeezer for all of them.

 Next I cut out these battery box and elevator bellcrank parts. 

Reamed these holes full size.

 Reamed these holes full size.

 Reamed these holes full size after using a drill to get the hole up to ream-able size.

 Deburred all the holes

 Some are too big for my one hole deburr tool.

 Some are blind holes and I used this tool to get to the insides.  It takes some wrist action but works great.

 Then I countersunk all of these nutplate attach holes on the battery/bellcrank mount plate.  I then touched them up with Q-tip dipped in primer.

 Match reamed the holes in the bellcrank assembly.

 Reamed the end holes in the bellcrank assembly to full size.

 Deburred all the rivet holes.

Deburred the larger hole for the bearing.

I will prime all of these remaining parts when I am priming the bulkheads.  I am waiting better weather so I can do it outside.   Much less mess!

Final trim tab prep

 Started today by deburring all the trim tab parts starting with the skin holes.

 Then I worked on the spars.

 And the trim tab control horn assemblies.

 And the skin edges.

 Then I dimpled the trim tab control horn assemblies.

 Next I dimpled the bottom row of holes on the spar.

 And dimpled the holes in the skins.

 Then I countersunk the top row of holes in the spars per the directions.

 Next I primed the trim tab parts.  Control horn parts....

 Spars....

Skins...

Next is on to assembly!