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Cool Find – Eco Nuts!

June 15, 2012June 11, 2016 Colleen Green / Outdoors / Health

So I heard about these weird nuts that you use as an alternative to detergent, softener and drier sheets.  At only 6 bucks for a

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Final tail cone assembly

June 6, 2012June 7, 2012 Ed Attach, Empennage, RV10 Build

Tonight, I was able to rivet together the elevator pushrod, get it installed (temporarily) in the plane, and the system lined up and checked for

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Misc Priming

June 5, 2012June 7, 2012 Ed Attach, Empennage, RV10 Build

Got the trim system parts and elevator pushrod primed.

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Donkey Spotlight: Haircut and Treats

June 4, 2012June 5, 2012 Colleen Animals

It’s starting to get warm around here.  This weekend my Dad and I realized it was high time for Ruby’s annual spring haircut.  Ruby normally

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Pushrods and trim

June 3, 2012June 3, 2012 Ed Attach, Empennage, RV10 Build

Got a quick 1.5 hours in tonight. I got the elevator push rod and all the trim components fab’d up and I think I’m ready

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Putting it all together, part 1

June 2, 2012June 3, 2012 Ed Attach, Empennage, RV10 Build

Today was the first day that I could actually see part of an airplane in my garage… instead of a bunch of airplane parts. I

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Tail cone done! ….for now…

May 31, 2012June 7, 2012 Ed Empennage, RV10 Build, Tail Cone

Between Memorial Day out of town with Colleen’s family and chores around the house that didn’t get done last weekend, tonight was the first night

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Colleen gets to sit in the plane!

May 24, 2012May 24, 2012 Ed Empennage, RV10 Build, Tail Cone

….well the tail cone at least! She is officially the first person to sit in this RV10. More on that later. I started by back

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Tail Cone Riveting, Part 6

May 23, 2012May 23, 2012 Ed Empennage, RV10 Build, Tail Cone

Yup. This is my 6th riveting session on the tail cone, and I think I only have another day or two to finish up. Tonight

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A Good Run

May 22, 2012June 11, 2016 Colleen Animals

Some good progress on the run for the girls. Supplies at Menards: 8 10ft 2x4s 100 ft of poultry wire Deck screws Cheap screen door

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