Here's the bottom of the trim tab, completely riveted. Hard to see, but those are blind rivets along the spar.
Here I'm positioning the trim tab with the left elevator to make sure it all fits. I think at this point I hadn't already trimmed the hinge, I forget. But anyway, at this step you make sure the trailing and inboard edges line up straight and that there's no twist built into the trim tab. All good.
Again, hard to see here, but I have disassembled the hinge and am drilling one half to the elevator. You drill the other half to the trim tab (before you disassemble it actually, assuming you stick to the instructions). These halves then get riveted independently (so you can squeeze solid rivets along here instead of using blind rivets).
Then you put it all together, run the hinge pin back through, and voila. Lookin' good.
Well, it's that time. I've still got a few things to do, such as bend and rivet the leading edges of the elevators, install the counterbalance weights, double-check everything's fit with the horizontal stab, drill the control horns, etc. Nevertheless, that's all stuff I can do on a workbench, so I decided to do the symbolic tearing down of the jig. Here's the scrap pile after all was said and done. Jig wood, V-groove blocks, random 2x4s from who knows what, particle board with thousands of holes in it, etc.
We're moving in a few months. I won't get started on the wings (most likely) until after we're settled. This will be a nice, needed break for the time being. I cranked this empennage out in less than six weeks. I put lots of long days and nights into this. Still not done, but I'm feeling like I'm on the final stretch. Tonight both cars were back in the garage. Weird.