Can't get anything else done on the rudder so thought I would skip ahead and fabricate some parts for the HS. The front spar attach brackets are cut from a pretty thick aluminum angle stock. One side is angled so I cut them on the band saw and then sanded the angle on the disc sander. They get pretty hot so I was actually stopping to throw them in the freezer occasionally.
I had the right one looking pretty good and while the left one was cooling I started to measure the holes to be drilled. Well, I figured out very quickly that I had cut them too short. They're clearly shown as 2 3/8” tall but I read 2” and cut them both.
No salvaging that. Ordered a new piece of stock from Van's. I could probably source it locally but for $6 I'll just get it from them. Probably $10 to ship though. My first completely ruined part. I guess I got off pretty cheap.
Purchases: Van's replacement HS attach brackets