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The RH aileron is just about done!
I picked up a 12" long 1/8" drill bit at Ace Hardware which allowed me to drill the holes on either side of the counterbalance. I think next time I place an order from Aircraft Spruce I'll get a few long #40 and #30 bits for the future.
To get the holes between the two counterbalnce plates I had to remove the lead block. I'll leave it out until the rivets are pulled.
Fitting the tip rip took a bit of messing around but I eventually got it looking pretty decent. It helped to grab the rib from the inside through the big slot where the counterbalce goes through, until I drilled into my own finger! More blood offerings to my workbench surface.
Once all the holes were drilled I took it back apart for deburring. I used a soldering iron and a straight edge to remove the plastic coating from the skin along each roll of holes.
Then I just had to reassemble and rivet the whole thing...
For the few rivets around the drive rib and counterbalance weight, I found a super thin rivet puller that other builders have used, called a PRG 410:
I picked one up on ebay for $16 shipped. Once I get that thing I'll go back and pull these last few rivets.
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