This post is delayed due to my researching a good way to grind/sand the control stops. The work in this post was mostly completed in November.
For the control columns, we're directed to line up the CS-00007-L/R bases to the CS-00008-L/R with a digital level, then use a "dab of superglue" to hold the parts for match drilling.
After letting my dab cure for a day, as soon as I picked up the adhered assemblies, they separated. So, I used the superglue completely around the joint between the parts and let that cure for day. Let me assure you, those parts were now locked together. Then, with generous Boelube usage, the match drilling went without a hitch (below) Afterwards it was easy enough to break the superglue bond with a few light taps on one of my EAA Chapter 1000 benches.
For placing the CS-00004 stick link pushrod, a number of washers are required (left). The inner ones are a challenge to place, as you can imagine. A builder suggested I superglue them to the bearing on the pushrod (right). Seemed like a great idea. But as soon as a shearing force was applied during placement, the washers fell right off. So that didn't quite work out for me.
Searching around, so as not to reinvent the wheel, yielded this little gem of an idea. I was able to fashion that with some scrap (left). And using this tool, the washers were placed with ease (right).
The next challenge was filing down the stops to meet the deflection criteria on page 36-13.
It's very challenging to reach the stops on the top and incredibly challenging to reach the ones on the bottom. I bought a diamond riffler set to help...
...though at times using this gentle "grinder-on-a-stick" on my Dremel helped too. The left image has the grinder oriented on the top stop, whilst the right on the bottom stop. These demonstrative images were taken after I was done grinding the stops, hence why the control columns are in.
I also found it useful to have a small vanity mirror positioned below the bottom stop to help me stay on target with both the Dremel and the rifflers.
The sticks are in awaiting their control shafts/grips.
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