Wing rib prep
Ugh! Need I say more? There are a whole lot of ribs and I deburred and straightened all of the edges. This was a huge task. I did most of the deburring and straightening over a single weekend (10 hour days). My hands were very sore from working each rib. The upside is that they are all beautiful. I even completed boring a 3/4″ hole in each main rib for electrical conduit.
I then clecoed the main ribs in place (a minor orientation puzzle) and am now match drilling the rib attachment holes at the main and rear spars. Note that I’m doing both wings at once. So far so good on that. I can’t imagine having to go back and do some of this stuff again months later on a second wing. As it is, I’m able to do a process on one wing, then spin around and do the same to the other wing.
This week will see the completion of match drilling the spar attachments. Then it will be on to priming all of the ribs (scuff, wash, acid etch, alodine dip, prime) which will probably take the better part of a week.
