Processing the wing ribs
4h
July 9, 2024
I got the ribs about a month ago, but I was busy with some vacation time and some other DIY projects.
Here are the new ribs on the shelf:
The first step I have been doing over the last two weeks was to adjust the flanges using the fluting tool and a flange adjustment tool.
After a few hours of work (it takes me probably about 15 minutes to adjust a single rib!), I got this pile of forward ribs.
There is still much work to deburr them, which would be my next step.
Also, I got my Andair FS2020 fuel valve (this is the one with return lines)!
![Replacement wing ribs on the shelf.](/_app/immutable/assets/0-replacement-ribs.DpwEYp2g.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![A tool to adjust flanges.](/_app/immutable/assets/1-flange-adjustment-tool.DthvvTYF.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![This is me!](/_app/immutable/assets/2-still-me-working-on-the-plane.BK3PqFQG.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![Some ribs are fluted.](/_app/immutable/assets/3-fluted-ribs.CJ0GQinW.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)
![Fuel valve.](/_app/immutable/assets/4-andair-fuel-valve.DfJ1-y8i.jpeg?nf_resize=smartcrop&w=180&h=180)