I made a decision. Single conduit lines down each wing, but I wanted to open up the pitot tube holes so I could fit in plumbing for angle of attack (AoA). Tonight I did that, this time with the step drill instead of a hole saw. I found the results were better...
Also, my conduit arrived from Vans with the tie downs. Thats about all I did tonight...
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Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Weekend in the hanger
This weekend wasn't as productive, but I did get some new materials and such. My order from Vans arrived with the conduit and tie downs. I also decided that I was going to do a SafeAir1 pitot mast, and ordered that. From Cleveland tool, I ordered a double offset rivet set so I will be ready for the wing rivetting. But enough about toys, lets get building.
I put the right wing up on the table, match drilled the ribs to the spars, and dissassembled everything. I did not take any pictures of this.
I also made a quick jig for pilot holes for running conduit.
Then I went through both stacks and drilled the holes.
Once this was done, I deburred everything, pitot holes, conduit holes, tooling holes, corners, and basically am ready to clean, etch, and prime the ribs. I think I am going to get some emery tape though and do a bit more work on the corners while waiting for the summer to kick in and heat up my workshop.
Once I was done cutting myself on sharp corners, I started putting together the leading edge cradle. I got some 3/4 inch plywood with the help of a friend, and so I feel like its sturdy. It won't win any awards at a carpentry show though. Here I just have the skin in it.
Lots of clecos.
This will have to wait until I have the ribs riveted on, the skins tentatively on, and then it will get placed on.
Lastly, I match drilled and deburred the aileron brackets for the back. Heres the pile of them waiting to be cleaned and etched and of course primed.
In other news, I will be trying to find a new place to house this blog because apparently I'm out of space for photos. I want to include the full size images because its been helpful to see other peoples full size images, so I will be trying to locate a place to stash them for now.
I put the right wing up on the table, match drilled the ribs to the spars, and dissassembled everything. I did not take any pictures of this.
I also made a quick jig for pilot holes for running conduit.
Once this was done, I deburred everything, pitot holes, conduit holes, tooling holes, corners, and basically am ready to clean, etch, and prime the ribs. I think I am going to get some emery tape though and do a bit more work on the corners while waiting for the summer to kick in and heat up my workshop.
Once I was done cutting myself on sharp corners, I started putting together the leading edge cradle. I got some 3/4 inch plywood with the help of a friend, and so I feel like its sturdy. It won't win any awards at a carpentry show though. Here I just have the skin in it.
I went ahead and clecoed the ribs in as well. I started on the top side of the wing and at the front of the leading edge, and clecoed up to the rear side. Then did the back.
Lastly, I match drilled and deburred the aileron brackets for the back. Heres the pile of them waiting to be cleaned and etched and of course primed.
In other news, I will be trying to find a new place to house this blog because apparently I'm out of space for photos. I want to include the full size images because its been helpful to see other peoples full size images, so I will be trying to locate a place to stash them for now.
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