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Monthly Archives: October 2008
Penumatic Cleco Gun…
Bought one off of Ebay… Can’t beat $46. They sell new for $90. I’m not as fast with it as I am a regular pair of pliers, but man it sure does cut down on the fatigue your hand goes … Continue reading
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Tank Stiffiners…
Got these done today. Quick and easy! Take these: And turn them into these:
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Misc Tank Drilling…
So tonight I got the tank clecoed on (again), and drilled the W-423 Joint Plate to #19. I also match drilled the rest of the tank as well. When I was drilling the W-423, before I drilled actually, I wrapped … Continue reading
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Z Brackets…
Fabricated the Z brackets using Dan Checkoway’s method… this guy is a genius! Much better results than the plans would have given… This entire process went pretty smooth… I got them primed, and the platenuts riveted on. I … Continue reading
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Test Fit… (Just for fun)
There is really no need to do this… I just did it because I wanted to feel cool…. Check it out, I clecoed the tank to the wing… Looks pretty awesome, but don’t get me wrong. This picture is … Continue reading
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Began building the Fuel Tanks…
Big day mentally… I’m pretty intimidated by the fuel tanks just from all the stuff I have read/heard about them being a pain in the ass. So I got them clecoed together and snapped a few pictures in the process… … Continue reading
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Leading Edge Joint Plate…
Tackled this part of the project tonight… I really don’t know what the hype about this is, everyone says its really difficult to get the strip in between the nose rib and the skin. It’s a tight fit, but if … Continue reading
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A trip to Avery Tools…
So I was in dire need of more 3/32 clecos… and it’s Friday afternoon. If I don’t find about 200 more 3/32 clecos, I will be extreamly bored this weekend! So I headed over to Avery Tools to pick some … Continue reading
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Leading Edge…
I started by clecoing the ribs to the leading edge skins… what a pain that was. Got both of them done, put the right wing leading edge on and clecoed it to the spar… but ran out of clecos before … Continue reading
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An IMPORTANT Decision Has Been Made…
After several months of debating in my mind, research, etc…. I made up my mind today. I am building a -7A. And thats final. I’ll work on changing the graphic at the top of the website over sometime this weekend. … Continue reading
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