After completing all of the rib prep, I was finally ready to start doing the skeleton assembly and match drilling for the wings. The plans tell us to be very cautious of not using tank ribs for leading edge ribs, so I made sure to sort out the two and … Continue reading
4 months. Thats how long it has been since I have done any major work on the RV-7. Between work and family and then holidays, I really haven’t had much free time to get down to the shop and build. Having some time off for the holidays, I decided to … Continue reading
I found an hour or so to finish up the main wing rib fluting. Like the last session, I used the table top method on our granite countertop and knocked out the remaining 14-something main wing ribs. They stack much nicer now that they are all formed straight and with … Continue reading
About a week ago, I decided to bring my wing ribs upstairs and do the fluting up here, since that doesn’t produce any filings or shavings. HOWEVER….I have had a lot going on family wise that I haven’t been able to spend much time on them. I’ll also admit that … Continue reading
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