Since the AKZO had plenty of time to harden, I decided to go ahead and rivet the stiffeners to their skins so I can continue on with the build process. Since these are backriveted on, this was a very quick little build session, which was nice because I have TONS … Continue reading
I was pretty happy with the way the Alodine treatment turned out last night, so I figured I would go ahead and lay down some AKZO primer on them to see how well it sticks. This is going to be a small primer session, with only doing the stiffeners and … Continue reading
This sort of a two-for-one post. My Alumaprep and Alodine came in this week, and in anticipation of this new process, I installed a utility sink in the airplane factory. I’ve been wanting a utility sink in my shop for a while now for various reasons, and this was the … Continue reading
I am kind of running out of tasks to do until the Alumaprep and Alodine get here. I was able to get a little work done tonight though, only about an hours worth. The next step in the instructions tells us to match drill the A-704 nose ribs, fluting the … Continue reading
I ordered 2 quarts of Alumaprep 33 and 2 quarts of Alodine 1201 (Or whatever Bonderite is calling it now that they own it). The total was just about $100 from Aircraft Spruce. BUT, that’s not going to stop build progress 🙂 Tonight I moved on to the next step, … Continue reading
After dealing with Unicoi Aviation’s Taxes, our family taxes, and end of year for work, I decided to hit the shop and do a little building. I actually made decent progress on the build tonight, and have both ailerons ready for assembly. I had finished making all of the stiffeners … Continue reading