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Builder Name:Jeff Seaborn   -  
Project:   Dalotel DM165   -   VIEW REPORTS
Total Hours:653
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Start/Last Date:Nov 06, 2019 - Nov 06, 2019
Engine:Originally Continental IO-346 A what? Yep, an IO-346 as used in Muskateers of the same vintage
Propeller:A Regy Wooden Fixed Pitch What the heck is that? A French prop from that era
Panel:Steam gauges circa 1969. In French and in metric. Yikes!
 
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Nov 28, 2019     Cover plates and Doubler Plates - (2 hours)       Category: Wings
Spent a bit of time cleaning up the inboard hinge for the RH aileron. The bearing had a bit of surface rust showing. Had the bearing sit overnight in a bath of Evapo-Rust. Washed it off and gave it a quick brushing with a brass bristled brush. Sprayed it with WD-40 to purge any residual moisture. The WD in WD-40 stands for Water Displacement. WD-40 is not a lubricant, it's a solvent and it displaces water. Anyway, cleaned the WD-40 off and then immersed the bearing in a bath of oil. Spun the bearing by hand while immersed in the oil. Did this many times and the bearing is now running smooth. Cleaned off the bearing and then gave it a quick spray with GlideCoat, an aerosol wax designed to protect the surface of woodworking tools. I like it because it gives the metal a surface protection, it's easy, and it's quick drying. Mounted the bearing into it's bracket and safety wired it in place.

Cut out some cover plates for the holes I'd opened up a day ago. Also created some new doubler plates to replace old, damaged ones.

Lastly, I duplicated the stub ribs that close the gap between the rear spar and the front of the aileron. I used the existing ones on the LH wing as templates and cut out the new ones for the RH wing from some ply that I had from a previous build. It was a fun puzzle to see who tight I could pack the pieces into one piece of ply. The bigger challenge was to see how I was going to cut them out. My bandsaw has only about 7" reach. In the end it was pretty easy. They were all rough cut in about 5 minutes. Once they get mounted to the wing and the aileron mounted as well, they will be trimmed for ideal fit.


 


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