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Well I decided to take my rusty corroded elevator pivots apart and send them off to be remade.  In this video you first see me removing the center pivot with a hack saw and a utility knife.  I presume after seeing this that nobody would like to see me perform brain surgery.  (Even if I offer a discount coupon.) 

But this hour isn't about being pretty, it's about ensuring that I'm satisfied with the quality of the parts in my airplane.  The beauty of this site is that it has generated a lot of interest from builders and technicians from all over the world.  Whenever I get e-mails from people I always ask them if they can trade materials or services with me.  On one such occassion, someone offered to make CNC drawings of all of the original QAC manufactured parts for the Q2 in exchange for the 4 fuselage shells I have hanging above my garage doors.  This was an offer I couldn't refuse. 

I began by tearing out all of the pieces that I'd like to begin working on immediately.  I removed all of the pivots, made copies of the drawings from the Q2 plans of each part, and put each part in a ziploc bag with it's associated drawing.  That way the CNC guy will have a better understanding of how the pieces fit together.

At any rate, after removing the center pivot from one elevator, I used a hand saw to remove the less corroded outboard pivot on the left side of the canard.  The right side outboard pivot, was so corroded that it actually came off the airframe with the right elevator when I took it off.

After that I drilled out the heads of the cherry rivets in the center pivots with a large drill bit, and removed Q2CSM5 from the torque tube.  I found that you could insert a 5/8" socket attached to an eight inch extention and drive the pivot out through the other end.  I removed the remaining pieces of cherry rivet with a rubber mallet and small phillips screwdriver.

When all that was done, I continued sanding the paint off the left Main Wing.  I completed sanding the top of the wing even though the videotape ran out before I finished.  I guess you'll just have to trust me on this.  

At any rate, when this project is completed, I should have accurate drawings of all the QAC generated parts to share with the Quickie community.  I won't give out the company name until I'm satisfied that the fruits of this labor are worthy.  However, if I get good results, I'll sing their praises for all to see.  Wish us luck, and as always, feel free to leave comments about all this below.

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