It took a surprisingly long time to release the baffles from the cylinder molds. It took a combination of wedges, shims, Popsicle sticks, compressed air, and persuasion (mallet) to get them to release. Even so it wouldn’t completely release. I had to cut off the inboard portion of the baffle where the cylinder hold downContinue reading “Surprisingly Well”
Tag Archives: Fiberglass
Scatterbrained
Today, I felt a bit scatterbrained. I just really couldn’t get any traction on any one task. I started by releasing the layup we did yesterday on the gear actuator cover. I then trimmed the part and sanded off all the fiberglass prickers I could find. Pity, you never find them all. The part isContinue reading “Scatterbrained”
Wake Up Call
Those of you who know me know that I am not really a morning person. The different time zones I work in, plus the fact that I rarely can go to bed before midnight are not conducive to early mornings. The hustle and bustle of this week also compounded the desire to sleep in. IContinue reading “Wake Up Call”
Canardgate Day 63
My trip today starts at 2300 in Phoenix, so that gave me some time in the morning to work on the airplane. Yea, more sanding on the canard. I spent a lot of time on the elevator slot today which is where the contour need the most work. The elevator slot involves lots of detailContinue reading “Canardgate Day 63”
The Gang’s all here
Not only has it been a while since I have been in the workshop, but my regular helpers have been missing in action for a while too. Both due to their own reasons. But today, both Jon and Greg were able to be in the Garaggio with me. It really jumpstarted the return to progressContinue reading “The Gang’s all here”
Multiple layups with Jon
For the first time in a long time, Jon and I were able to coordinate our schedules and get time in the workshop together. We started up where Greg and I left off yesterday. There were a few things to finish prep sanding on, as well as some masking to do. Then we used floxContinue reading “Multiple layups with Jon”
Back to Micro
Well, first thing was first today. Had to get the Keezer cleaned, lines rebuilt, seals replaced, and sanitized so it can dispense the liquid gold. There wasn’t much workshop work on that project, but it did require tools from the garaggio and a trip to Northern Brewer for parts. I can say that it isContinue reading “Back to Micro”
the Garaggio 