Countersinking the Right Wing Skeleton

Another quick build session. I managed to get the entire right wing skeleton machine countersunk. Pretty simple work, I did have to match drill a few holes I missed somehow, but no biggie. I also sprayed some rattle can primer on the newly countersunk holes. Hours worked: 1.5

Countersinking Left Wing Skeleton

I forgone priming tonight, I’ll do that this weekend.  But, I did get some good progress on the left wing skeleton.  I completed all of the machine countersinking on the main spar, so its ready for skins!  Here’s the timelapse: I chucked up my microstop countersink cage in my Sioux … Continue reading

Countersinking Nutplate Screw Holes

I was able to wrap up all of the fuel tank attachment nutplates and the inspection cover nutplates tonight.  In the last session, I installed all of the nutplates, and tonight I finished them up by machine countersinking all the screw holes to accept the dimples in their mating metal. … Continue reading

Started the Wings! Countersinking for the Nutplates

Today marks the official start day for the wings! I have been studying and reading over the plans since the wing kit came in last week. After getting the shop organized and setup for the wings, I decided tonight was as good a night as any to get started.  Of … Continue reading