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Post by **Spike** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:25 am

A good vacum used frequently. Im a bit picky about my workshop space as far as organization and cleanliness. The cats also like to visit and watch, and they dont mind chewing on aluminum, so I vacum quite frequently. Not that much of an issue really.

1:1_Scale · Post by **1:1_Scale** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:48 am

Spike wrote:Yes. The house has a fully finished inlaw suite in the basement. That is where I am building.

Building a plane in their room sure sounds like a sure fire way to keep the inlaws at bay for a couple of years!

Post by **Spike** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:57 am

1:1_Scale wrote: Building a plane in their room sure sounds like a sure fire way to keep the inlaws at bay for a couple of years!

Ive already got that one licked. I picked a wife whose parents passed on before I arrived on the scene

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 10:58 am

Ahhhh...so THAT'S the secret!!

Just kidding, of course...

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 7:35 pm

Good progress Spike! That ride must have really fired you up!

I think the part you are working on right now, initial wing assembly and match drilling, is probably my favorite part of the build so far. It finally started to feel like I was building an airplane.

Riveting those top skins and seeing it with no clecoes is a great feeling.

RV9inIowa · Post by **RV9inIowa** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 9:39 pm

Sorry about the crowded, blurry picture. That's what you get trying to photograph big airplane parts in a small garage with a cheap camera.

As you can see I'm building both wings at once. I'm hoping to use the tables in the foreground for leading edges, dimpling, tanks, etc.

I have got the wings into the stands, but not yet locked down. These are JohnR's stands (thanks John!) and I have noticed that the spacing between the front and rear spars on his wing and my wing seem to be the same. That surprised me because he is building a -7 and I am building a -9.

I thought the -9 wing was skinnier, so maybe the nose ribs are shorter?

Thanks for the inspiration Spike!

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:37 pm

Those sure are some nice looking stands you have there Dave!

Looks like your going right to town on those wings. Do you ever sleep?

RV9inIowa · Post by **RV9inIowa** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:40 am

sure - that's what work is for!!

Yesterday I figured out that I need 1375 clecos if I want to put one in every other hole in both wings!

Maybe I should get more sleep...

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 4:31 am

I only clecoed every 4th hole on the main skins for the wing ... turned out great.

Think I did every third on the LE skins and every other hole on the tanks.

Everything is well aligned ... and it is faster and way easier on the wrist!

Thomas

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:13 am

Dave, I did the same as Thomas. I used a few more along the spar but only about every 4th hole os so on the skins. When I did the leading edges I also did ever other hole. Worked out fine for me. Still takes a lot of clecoes though.

Call Cleaveland today, you'll have them tomorrow!

Womack2005 · Post by **Womack2005** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 7:21 pm

I have just over 1000 clecos and am currently using them ALL

The bottom skins are NOT on:

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 8:50 pm

Woo Hoo! Will, it looks like it is time to start bucjing some rivets. That will give you the warm fuzzy feeling. Before you know it you will have plenty of clecos again.

Looks great!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 10:21 pm

JohnR wrote:...bucjing some rivets.

Bucjing???

Sorry John...had to poke you on that one!

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Sun Jan 28, 2007 11:07 pm

Hey, just because I make my living on computers doesn't mean I can type!

I'm not sure what a bucjing is, but I'll leave it for the amusement of others.

jim_geo · Post by **jim_geo** » Mon Jan 29, 2007 12:08 am

I thought maybe it was a city in China. Kind of like tipping.

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