Fighting off some sort of cold/sinus infection, I didn’t feel like putting in a whole bunch of work tonight, and I am still studying up for an Ansible exam but I did manage to knock out straightening the flanges on all of the wing ribs. All the ribs are pre-formed … Continue reading
I wrapped up all the wing rib deburring tonight. All that was left were the ribs for the fuel tanks, but like all the other leading edge ribs, they have all those little tiny flanges, and each one needs to be deburred. I spent a little over an hour knocking … Continue reading
One Hour…thats all I managed to work on the airplane tonight. I’ve got a lot going on with work and family right now, so I don’t have as much spare time to get down to the airplane factory and build the RV-7. Spending a lot of time learning up on … Continue reading
After discussing the use of the scotchbrite cones with folks on the forums, I decided to go pick up some emery cloth and sandpaper to deburr the gaps in the rib flanges. Making the cones, using them and making more was taking too much time. I only have the softer … Continue reading
After taking time away from building for a few days to spend some time with my family, I found a little time tonight to work on the ribs. I am in the process of deburring all the ribs, and at the point of deburring all the little crevices and corners … Continue reading
It’s that time in the build: Wing rib prep. This is probably the only part of the build that most people enjoy the least. There are 56 total ribs, and all of them need to be prepped before you can start building the wing skeleton. That means the following things … Continue reading
I found a little time to finish up the rear spars for the wings tonight. I had let the AKZO cure for a few days while Tammy was off so we did family time during those days. Tammy was back at work tonight, so I pulled the primered parts from … Continue reading
Another priming day. I really don’t enjoy priming, its probably the only part of building an airplane that I despise. It very well could be my process, so I think I will try something different on the ribs. However, I followed my normal routine for the spar parts: Scuff all … Continue reading
There wasn’t much left to do on the rear spars except finish getting them ready for priming, and then riveting. The bulk of tonights work was deburring all the holes, so thats where I started off. I deburred all the holes in the doubler plates (W-707E, and F), reinforcement fork … Continue reading
Got a little bit of a late start, I had to run out to Harbor Freight after work to pickup a die grinder for the work tonight, and ran a few other errands, but I managed to put 3.5 hours in, and have the rear spar ready for metal finishing … Continue reading