Yesterday’s priming session went well. I am still very much not an artist with the spray gun, but the results were certainly passable in most areas. I did have to sand out a few runs in some localized areas. We also did a once over of the entire bottom side of the fuselage with 180Continue reading “Odds and Ends”
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Thanks Be Given
I spent a bit of time today picking up new springs for the gear doors and pondering solutions. I didn’t get too far in that, and need to spends some more time with it. Despite being a pretty cold day, it was a nice day for flying. So Kevin and I took Bob’s beautiful RVContinue reading “Thanks Be Given”
Odds and Ends
Short post this evening. Today Greg joined me in the Garaggio. We got a few odds and ends done. Greg finished prepping the cowl flanges for the final interior one ply bid layup to finish the structural attachment. Then we laid both top and bottom up. In addition, I finished the front gear door. IContinue reading “Odds and Ends”
Gear door saga continues
Today I had to work, but it was only a day trip so I got some time in the Garaggio. I got some words of advice from Mike and James on the gear doors. I am not going to worry too much if the doors snap open. But I didn’t consider side loads on theContinue reading “Gear door saga continues”
Win
This morning I woke up to a text from Mike Beasley giving me suggestions on how to fix my gear door rigging issues. His biggest suggestion was to have each end of the spring actually touch the gear doors. This will force them both to open all the way. It makes sense, and so IContinue reading “Win”
Engine Off
Well, there have been no posts for the last few workshop sessions. I made many missteps in fabricating the engine stand, most of which were due to my poor geometry and lack of ability to cut compound angles in steel. I only have a horizontal band saw for making semi-accurate cuts and it only doesContinue reading “Engine Off”
Third time is the charm?
It is November in Minnesota, and it has been a weird fall. Unfortunately, that means at least half the leaves are still in the trees, and we are forecast to get 4-7 inches of snow between tomorrow night and Wednesday morning. Of course it could be 60 and sunny too, lets hope. But I hadContinue reading “Third time is the charm?”
Trim, fit, prep sand, layup
The gear door layup turned out well. I released the gear door blanks from the airplane, and marked and trimmed them. The rest of the time in the workshop was spent shaping the foam on the back side to have the carbon to carbon bond around the edges and to shape the foam for theContinue reading “Trim, fit, prep sand, layup”
Nose Gear Issues
I have had a few days to work in the shop for an hour each time in the last week. I am still focusing on getting the nose gear/gear doors dialed in so that I can get to finishing the bottom of the fuselage. Since I have never been quite happy with the way myContinue reading “Nose Gear Issues”
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