Fitting new ribs and priming the skin
3h
October 20, 2022
Fitted the baggage ribs and started preparing parts for priming.
First, I drilled the outer baggage ribs to the skin. This time everything went smoothly.
Then I drilled the holes for the external steps.
I used a hole saw from the Home Depot.
It's not a precision tool, but it worked surprisingly well. The only issue was that my milling machine does not have high torque at low RPMs, so I had to run it a bit faster than I wanted. It cuts fine at higher RPMs, but I got less control over what's happening. However, it turned out that the hole saw self-centers itself in the hole, so I didn't really need a lot of control over it.
Finally, I scuffed and primed the bottom skin.
![The hole for an external step.](/_app/immutable/assets/0-hole-in-the-rib.Db4kbRV_.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![The hole saw.](/_app/immutable/assets/1-hole-saw.1Y1O6vkA.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![Both ribs are drilled for the steps.](/_app/immutable/assets/2-both-ribs.AYoK4fW-.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![The skin is primed.](/_app/immutable/assets/3-skin-primed.CZCLeDKg.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)