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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