Rock Fox Build

[jiott]

I'm just curious, seems everyone when they get a new kit takes inventory and takes all the parts out of the boxes and puts them on various shelves in the shop. I am lazy and believe in the KISS principle, so when I received my new kit I inventoried to make sure all parts were there, but then left them in the boxes they came in, which are all labeled Box C, Box D-1, etc. Just stored the original boxes in the shop in stacks not too high so they were easy to get into. When I needed a part to work on, I just looked on the inventory list where each part is listed along with the Box number it came in, went to that box and pulled out the part with a minimum of rummaging. Easy-peasy. No need to go to HF and buy a bunch of storage boxes/shelves/roll-around carts. Am I the only one to do it this way?

[PapuaPilot]

Am I the only one to do it this way?

That totally makes sense. I guess there is more than one skin to weigh a cat.

[VictorV]

One of the things Ralph and I found useful was to take the kits that were in paper bags and transfer to a ziploc
so we could see what was inside. It also helped to group items together and use ziploc bags since some of the
kits have numerous baggies with 1-2 parts and it's painful to dig through the entire pile each time for that kit.

I don't think there is a perfect solution since it seems we still have to search through a bunch of boxes to find
things sometimes.

A few other details about the build....

- G3x Touch
- VPX
- iPad for 2nd display
- Speedster tail
- Laker leading edge
- Upgraded lift struts
- Shock Monster
- Stewart Systems for fabric
- Ground adjustable prop (until MOSAIC is implemented)
- Designing the electrical system using SkyCad

Victor

[rv9ralph]

I has been a long time since our last update. Since then we have finished everything we could do before cover, so ... we started on covering. I did a short video on our first surface cover. Here is a link to the video on my YouTube channel. I hope you enjoy it.

https://youtu.be/ycxu_cG0rto?si=QSOWDOei0ey_19SE

[Delta Whisky]

I'm just curious, seems everyone when they get a new kit takes inventory and takes all the parts out of the boxes and puts them on various shelves in the shop. I am lazy and believe in the KISS principle, so when I received my new kit I inventoried to make sure all parts were there, but then left them in the boxes they came in, which are all labeled Box C, Box D-1, etc. Just stored the original boxes in the shop in stacks not too high so they were easy to get into. When I needed a part to work on, I just looked on the inventory list where each part is listed along with the Box number it came in, went to that box and pulled out the part with a minimum of rummaging. Easy-peasy. No need to go to HF and buy a bunch of storage boxes/shelves/roll-around carts. Am I the only one to do it this way?

Jim - the short answer: no you aren't. I learned the hard way during my first build - leave the parts where you can find them. I followed the process you described and it was a big help. It is especially helpful when the parts aren't drawn or pictured in the manual or don't look like the drawing. As my dad used to say: "To each his own said the man that kissed the cow."

[taff]

After receiving my kit, I sorted and hung what I could on the wall.
It made searching a particular washer or split pin much easier. Anywhere I had spare wall space, I hung stuff.

[Kitfox Pilot]

Looks like the tips turned out very nice. I enjoy watching your build.