Almost done with inventory! Being on the road all the time is not helping but I'm getting there...:cool:
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Almost done with inventory! Being on the road all the time is not helping but I'm getting there...:cool:
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"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single AN3-4A bolt."
I'm sure someone's already told you this, but my advice is to leave it all in the sub-kit boxes it came in. It makes parts easy to find when you need them.
Thanks, Brian. Yes I had schemed up all sorts of ways to organize and store the parts but I did realize as I took my inventory that KFA took care of that already! :)
I have also been working on my 2 car garage which was only an exterior shell that was built back in 1936, to convert it into a workable shop. Installing insulation, boarding up the interior wall with OSBs, updating the electrical system, etc., etc. Also, before I can dive into building the plane, I will still have to build a shed to reduce the clutter in my 2 car garage.. There is just way too much "stuff" in there... Phew, so much to do!
Terry
I went through similar contortions getting my work space ready.
Sorting through 25 years of accumulated stuff, didn’t know I was a hoarder till then. I have sold several thousand in tools, camping equipment, and some of my archery gear. New air compressor, lighting, shelving, and some tools for the build. Also put up OSB and painted it white to brighten things up.
Keep bangin away at it. One step at a time. 👍
Building a shed so that I will be able to pile-shift all the clutter from my garage shop...
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More space for the airplane stuff is a good thing! Keep on charging ahead! :D
My shed project is coming along... Now I just need to put the roof, the door and windows and finishing touches on...
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It has been a year since my last post but I am happy to report that I have restarted my build today. In the past year, a lot has happened in terms of life, however, the spirit hasn't been lost.
I am also tracking my progress using the EAA's new online build log.
The shed project I've mentioned previously blew up into a three month project but it was well worth the effort as it freed up a lot of space in the garage.
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I made the first fork for the wing rotisseries and tested for fit today. I used a 1-½” PVC tube cut into pieces, a T joint, two elbow joints and three end caps. The spacing between the two pipes that go into the wing spars is exactly 27.5” on center. The outer diameters of the elbow joint sockets are perfect fit with the inside diameters of the spars with a little bit of play.
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Tomorrow, I hope to finish building the rotisseries.
Terry, great to see you back to work on your build. My advice is to try and get at least one thing done every day. Little steps add up!
Thank you, Joe. Yes that is a good advise.
Here's my wing rotisserie setup. Simple but it works. Now I can move wings around by myself.
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Great to see you back in the mix Terry. Shed and the wing jigs look nice!
Thanks you, Brett. It's been rather a frustrating year just get to the point where I can actually start building the plane but I'm happy that I am finally able to do that.
Yesterday, I reamed all elevator hinge tabs and the elevator control horn. It was rather difficult to turn the reamer so close to the tube but I managed by first finger feeding it and finishing it with a vise grip. I applied them some Boeshield T9 prevent corrosion.
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Now, to get ready for the dreaded bushing reaming, I grinded the non-cutting end of the reamer to hex shape using my angle grinder so that it would fit a ¼ inch ratchet socket.
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I reamed the all 7 Horizontal Tail Hinge Bushings and the 2 Horizontal Tail Bushings. It was well worth making the hex shaped end on the reamer as it took only an hour or a little less to finish these tasks with a ¼ inch ratchet socket and a flexible shaft adapter.
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Fitted two center most horizontal tail ribs. It took a while to remove some material from them with a Dremel tool to fit around the weldments.
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Looking good! I used a die grinder to take off the large material and get them close then a Dremel tool to final fit them. Helped speed up the process. Glad to see you put the two inner most ribs on the inside of the metal support. Doing that it covers better IMO.
Not sure if Shadow was referring to taking off metal from a weldment or taking the wood down to fit. I would think wood. I did not grind any welds on those. If you do, the factory provided a small touch up paint container (small being about 1.5" tall). It is touch up for the powdercoat I believe
Another thing to do at this stage is put both the elevator and horizontal stab back to back, as if the bearings and bolts were installed. Make sure when you secure ribs on one that they will line up without interference on the other. Some of mine did not go exactly as pictured or dimensioned in the manual because to do so would have made them out of alignment between the two. Hopefully all that made sense.
Looks good!!
I’ve been thinking about grinding off some metal as well but I’m going to wait until the wooden ribs are fitted first to see if it is even necessary.
Thanks for mentioning about putting the horizontal tail and elevator back to back to make sure the ribs can be and are lined up. It had never even occurred to me to do that.
Not much progress today. I worked on the second center most horizontal tail ribs but, for some reason, I struggled to achieve a clean fit. I will work on it some more tomorrow.
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Terry, the progress looks good.
The moving blanket in the background looks familiar.
Ralph
Hi Ralph,
hahaha, yes those are the very blankets!
Hello again!
Fitted more horizontal tail ribs. In order to preserve the consistent leading edge shape, I have been grinding off only the tail end of the ribs and it has been working well. On some ribs, I ground off extra wood where they conflicted with the weldments.
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I also put the horizontal tail and the elevator together and marked all the rib locations so that all the elevator ribs would line up with the horizontal tail ribs.
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All horizontal tail ribs are fitted and ready for the stiffners to be glued on. Finally.
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Lookin good. Keep going!
Thanks, Joe!
Looking good!
Thanks, Harlan and Susan!
I purchased a bench-top drill press by WEN yesterday. I put it on a tool stand which sits on top of a wheeled base so that it can be moved around easily as floor layout needs change. (I have only a two car garage.) Also, I've had it for a year but I have acquired a new air compressor. The previous one was hideously loud so I went with a scroll compressor from Eastwood though it was a little pricey. It is amazing how quiet it is!! You can literally have a normal conversation right next to it while it is running. It is only 30 gallons in size but it has a 100% duty cycle so I have a high hope.
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??? Does anyone know how to rotate images? It seems you can post them only in landscape orientation.... ???
Today, I fitted all elevator ribs and they are ready for the stiffeners to be glued on.
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What platform do you work on. Apple and MS has different optionsQuote:
?? Does anyone know how to rotate images?
Ralph
After rotating them in Photos, do you save the edit?
Ralph
Yes I do. (Done automatically.) Even the photos that were take originally in portrait layout get turned sideways in the forum posts though.
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Even the photos that were take originally in portrait layout get turned sideways in the forum posts though.
Hmmm?
Here is a test...
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Images always seem to be correct for me. You click on the "insert image" icon, then choose image... correct? Do you preview post to ensure it is correct?
Ralph
It shows up only in landscape layout in preview as well. This is very strange. I have tried another browser with the same result.
This is odd. I just went back to look at your previous post... the one with the drill press on its side. Guess what? It is not standing up!
I guess it's time to carry on.
Ralph
Indeed! Obviously there is a bug somewhere that's not easily fixable...
Ive been here for what, 4 years. I have this problem as do gobs of others. Im not sure there is a fix. I use both platforms but I can't say I recall one has the problem or if it is both, to be honest.