HS Nearing Completion

Today was a long day in the shop; about ten hours. However, as sometimes happens, in building I didn't have much to show for it. Don't misunderstand, I got a lot of work done. It's just that the "before" and "after" photos don't look much different.

I finished drilling the HS601PP skin to the under-structure of the left hand half of the HS, and moved on to the right hand side. At the end of the day, both halves of the HS are drilled, deburred, with edges finished and ready for dimpling.

The cleaning lacquer for the Sherwin Williams primer is scheduled to arrive at my local paint store tomorrow. That means a trip to the local hardware store as well to pick up some spraying equipment. Hard on the pocketbook, but I always enjoy spending money on new tools.

Really looking forward to dimpling and getting into riveting. With any luck, the horizontal stabilizer will be complete by the end of the weekend.

Setting up the right half of the HS for drilling.