I just recently had rotator cuff repair surgery so I’m not going to be able to do too much with the build for another month or so. But I did want to go on ahead and get everything organized and ready to go. I had my boys take all of Read more
While looking through social media, I found another awesome paint scheme from Plane Schemer. This plane also has the exact cowling I am looking for with my build. This had a few extra points that I wanted to document that I want to do in my plane maybe with different Read more
As of June 22, 2020, I now have the empennage kit in my possession. I will say there was a little bit of hassle to get it here which was partially my own fault plus that of ABF Freight. The kit arrived in Oklahoma City and was ready for delivery Read more
It is for real now everyone! I submitted my order to Van’s Aircraft for the empennage and an additional practice kit yesterday June 4, 2020. I’m super excited to get this started and the practice projects I’ve already done have gone very well. I plan on making sure I do Read more
This was a really fun, easy, educational project. It gives you something that is usable after the fact and was simple enough that it doesn’t require alot of thought or even alot of tools. Here are the tools I used to complete the project: Pneumatic squeezer 3/32″ squeezer dies #30 Read more
I couldn’t wait any longer to keep learning about riveting, assembling, etc. I had the project all cleco’d together when I left it last. I decided I would check out the pneumatic squeezer and how it functioned this time since I’d already spent a good amount of time dimpling with Read more
I had been limping along with a small and inexpensive Bessey 4″ vise that I got from Home Depot a while back. It was rusting pretty bad and I couldn’t seem to get it to grip anything anymore like it should. I didn’t feel like using a cheater bar because Read more
I started Friday after work in earnest with the stiffeners. I took the stiffeners and cut their shape out, sanded them down, de-burred the edges, and set them aside for morning. I honestly believe I’m going to need to go through another practice kit. There are so many things I’m Read more
I wanted to first start off with a video of the final product of what the shop lights look like. They turned out great for the amount of money that was spent. I would really have preferred to have had light boxes installed in the ceiling, but that’s money I Read more
My second shipment of lights has finally arrived. I’m not sure why they are shipping all three lights in different boxes, but oh well. It was easy to add this second set of lights and oh man it has gotten nice and bright in the garage! I will definitely not Read more