Continuing on from my last post of my router table rehab, and tying up loose ends. The rudder has been another loose end that has been dragging on for many many years too long. If you go back in previous posts in the build log, you’ll find where I screwed up the rudder ribs trying […]
Router Table Rehab
The next stage of my S-51 build is to continue to tie up more loose ends in parts that have been sitting partially finished for way too long. The the job on-deck is to finish the rudder…however before I get there I need to rehab my router table as I need it to to help […]
Rib forming blocks
The project for today was to whip up some rudder ribs forming blocks. As I’ve learned in my past attempts of trying to form these rudder ribs, that accuracy of the forming blocks prime importance to getting a good finished product. I began the process by getting some 3/4 inch plywood. Looking back plywood wasn’t […]
Elevator Hinge Layout Tool
Elevator Hinge Layout Tool In this post I’m going to show you what we did to make a tool to help us ensure that we have the elevator hinge bracket bolt holes in proper alignment. The alignment for the elevator hinges is completely based upon the center bellcrank. Because the bellcrank is a machined […]