Removed last canopy rail from fuselage. Removed tube/tab assembly from this rail and cleaned everything up.
Finished cleaning up other pieces.
After much thought, I've decided to rebuild the plane without the canopy jettison feature. It will be much simpler to rebuild this way and since I'm not going to get it cleared for aerobatics, there's no need for that feature. Most GA aircraft don't have a jettison-able canopy or door so this won't be an issue. The biggest reason I'm going to skip the jettison feature is one of the tube/tab assemblies is missing. The plane requires 4 for the two canopy sections. This piece is so complex and well beyond my manufacturing capabilities. I'll use the existing adjustment holes that are in the canopy rail to screw the hinge to. This will allow the canopy to open and close exactly as the original did. In fact, it will still look entirely original. I'll have the jettison cables and latches operational but they won't activate the tube/tab assembly. It will be like a gun in a restored warbird. Externally the gun is fully restored but the internals are removed or modified to prevent firing.
The jettison handles are another work of art. They are machined aluminum with some spring loaded ball bearings on either end to hold into the edge of the canopy frame. The red anodizing on the handles have long since faded. I've disassembled the handles from the chains and removed the ball bearings and springs so that I can re-anodize the handle. I removed the grease and rust from the chains and the supporting pins within the canopy frame. Lastly, I applied some new bright red to the engraved lettering.
The engraving says EJECTION VERRIERE meaning Glass Ejection and 1/4 DE TOUR ET TIRER meaning 1/4 Turn and Pull.