Today, I turned this pile of parts: Into this pile of parts: Everything is all ready for riveting.
Elevator parts all primed
Quick day trip to the EAA Museum in Oshkosh
So Praba calls me this morning and says “Let’s fly somewhere!” That’s all I needed to hear! He was thinking Kansas City for some BBQ,
The chicks are home!
They’re eating, drinking, sleeping and pooping just fine (what else is there in life?) I can’t get over how adorable they are! And I’m already
Trim tab deburring & dimpling
Another few hours spent on the -10, this time deburring all the holes in the trim tab parts. Then there was some dimpling and countersinking.
Building the trim tabs
Got back in the shop tonight and managed to knock out most of the fabrication of the elevator trim tabs. There isn’t much to them.
Chick Check – Thursday’s the BIG DAY!
Chicka chicka wa wa… get to pick up the day-old chicks on thursday Thursday THURSDAY! I seriously cannot express how excited I am right now.
Woodworking for an aluminum airplane?
I had to bust out my non-existent woodworking skills tonight. They were needed to build the clamp/jogs for the trim tabs. The trim tab on
Dimpling: Done
Another good day of progress on the -10! There are a whole lotta holes in the elevators on this plane, and most of them are
Long day, short post
Today I got all the deburring and scuffing done on all the elevator parts. 6 hours worth. It was one of those “just sit down
Cute chicks are moving in…
So after a long time of this idea in the back of my head I finally decided this is the year! We’re getting chickens –