Baffling beginnings September 12, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Tonight, I started fabrication of the engine baffles. Pretty straight forward, and it was fun to get back into some good old fashion aluminum work! Read more
More baffle construction September 18, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Put some more work in on the baffle general construction. It’s still all pretty straight forward… Read more
Baffle ramps September 20, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Tonight I worked on getting the baffle ramps to fit properly. It’s a little “futzy” getting everything to line up just right, so there was Read more
More ramp work September 21, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build There is a lot of tweaking to get the ramp areas just right. There is also a fair bit of work to get the baffles Read more
Ramp work… again September 22, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Tonight, I worked on the ramps again. This time, I was working on constructing the curved transitions from the flat bottom of the ramp the Read more
And more ramp work September 23, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Yup. Ramp work again. This time, I got the transition curves match drilled, and located, match drilled, and cut out the opening for the heater Read more
Initial baffle trimming September 25, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build I started the baffle trimming. It all comes oversizes and needs to be trimmed to within about 1/4″ of the cowl top once it’s in Read more
Baffle final trim September 26, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build After the rough trim last night, I was able to put the cowl top on, but I still needed to get the right clearance between Read more
Baffle clips and tension rods September 27, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Today, I started by fabricating a few clips to help hold the baffles tight where there is a joint. I also cut, threaded, and installed Read more
Aerosport Engine Mount Covers September 28, 2014November 21, 2014 Ed 0 Comment Baffles, FWF, RV10 Build Today, I installed the Aerosport Products Engine Mount Covers. There are actually two videos for this session. One explaining the covers and how I installed Read more