Changed it up a bit tonight! I am still holding off on riveting the wing skins until my wife is free to help, which is kinda rare with a 4 year old! So, I decided to go ahead and get the aileron brackets assembled and ready. I also grabbed all … Continue reading
Another good session today! I managed to get the right wing to the same point as the left wing, its skin dimpled and clecoed in place, waiting on riveting. Here is the overhead timelapse of the work: And here’s the “mobile” camera view thats a little closer up: I pulled … Continue reading
This is going to be a long blog, with lots of pictures. So sit back and get ready. I got a LOT accomplished today. It started with the arrival of a few tools I needed. A nibbling tool, and a Tekton 1/4″ torque wrench. I wanted to get the Gretz … Continue reading
Pretty simple build log entry tonight. I got both the top skins dimpled for the left wing, and even got the inboard skin clecoed in place. Heres a couple of time lapse videos of the session: Heres a little bit better closeup view. When I started clecoing to the skeleton, … Continue reading
Delivery day! I got my shipment in from SteinAir, which included my pitot mast, as well as a few 18 gauge ring terminals that I needed to attach the wire to the fuel level sender on the back baffle of the fuel tank. Here’s the goods: I did capture a … Continue reading
I was able to get all 4 top wing skins primed tonight. They’re ready for dimpling, and then riveting! It looks like my pitot mast should be here in a day or so, which is pretty good timing, as thats about when I’ll need to get it installed. I grabbed … Continue reading
Time to get the top skins ready for priming. I’m waiting on my pitot mast and some terminal connectors for the left wing, so I decided to go ahead and start prepping the top skins so they’ll be ready for priming then dimpling. I am priming first, THEN dimpling because … Continue reading
I decided to get the right fuel tank attached to the right main spar tonight. I did a little cleanup work on the fuel tank where the sealant squished out and was causing some interference with the splice plate and not letting it fit snug. I used a phenolic scraper … Continue reading
ALOT accomplished in this session. I managed to get the right leading edge fully riveted, AND even got it attached to the right wing skeleton with some help from Tammy. This wing is ready for the fuel tank to be attached, and then on to the top skins. I managed … Continue reading
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