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Fuselage November 2005 Updates November 21, 2005 Rear Elevator Pushrod - 2 hrs Still need help riveting the aft tail section. Guess I will work on the rear elevator pushrod. First I used a tubing cutter to cut off 2.5 inches to make the final tube length 81.5 inches. Filed and scotchbrighted the inside to allow the endcap to insert smoothly. Next I used a piece of paper and marked it the circumference of the tube. I used a rivet fan to space the rivets evenly around the tube. Last I used the drill press and #30 bit to drill the 8 holes in each end for the MSP-42 rivets. Ready to prime and rivet. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.