HS Ribs, formed from channel stock

This is how T-03-02 begins.

Lots of Filing!! Notice Glove.

Cutting out Forward Spar with bandsaw

Drilling holes in forward spar to cut the curved section

attached copy of hole pattern for the horn

HS Skin measured and cut. Note: there is a Left and Right skin

Bending HS skin with 2x4

pulling rib in Elevator close to skin and lining up with line for drilling. In this way it will be tight against the skin for the remaining holes

I used a hydralic press to bend Forward Spar (Thanks Chuck)

close up of tooling on press

Parts ready for cleaning and alodning (note wallpaper tub from Home Depot)

Parts in Alodine Tub

frame layed out on workbench

me riveting at night in Workshop (Garage)

Frame complete

Frame ready for skin

cutting fiberglass tips

fitting root rib to fiberglass tip

I primed painted the inside of skins

ready to close up!

Ready to close up! .

Note self etching primer coating from NAPA

concrete stepping blocks to make things Flat!! (Home Depot .83/ea

Left Skin clecoed to HS frame

Top skin clecoed

Clamp fiberglass Tip to elivator Prior to drilling to get a good alignment!!

done except a little finish up on fiberglass tips