Hey guys, I'm stuck on issue 13 right now, trying to drill a hole in the rudder for the pin. I don't see how it's possible to drill a 1mm hole in extremely soft wood 1,5 mm thick. I'm building my third replacement rudder now and am slowly running out of wood.

Any advice? How did you do this?

Hi, its a very tricky operation but it is possible. The common error here is to dry drilling the hole in one go all the way through from one side.. One thing to do is to practice on some scrap wood as drilling the hole straight between the edges of the wood is crucial here.... The way I do this kind of task is to clamp the piece between two pieces of scrap hardwood, (a vice preferably), this helps to ensure the sides don't break away with the drill. Next, using a smaller drill bit, 0.5mm if you have it, drill the first hole but only half way through, turn the piece over and drill from the other side. Once happy the hole is straight then use a larger bit and do the same thing, always checking the hole is still straight. Carry on like this until you get to the correct sized hole.

Hope this helps..

Regards

Alan