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In case you have been wonderin...
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:41 pm
by captain_john
I have been busy draggin' my tail all over the place in this:
It'sa fun little rental unit and time builder.
...and if you have ANY IDEA how much TIME it takes playing with these ribs to get to this point:
...where they can be primed!
Well, lemme tells ya! Itsa lotta work!
I have been toying with these suckers for MONTHS!
Debur, flute, dry fit, label them in order, match drill, plan out plumbing, disassemble, drill plumbing lines & conduit lines, debur (AGAIN!), scrape off stickers & remove adhesive and prep for paint.
TIMES 28!
Well, I am PRIMING tonight!
Finally!
Riveting ribs to spars later this week! Wooo hooo!
Wicked Stick, are you on the frequency?
CJ
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:52 pm
by Thermos
Nice priming job, CJ!
Dave
In case you have been wonderin...
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:18 pm
by Spike
And I've got more to do than you do. *ugg* I just cant wait!
-- John
RB Lists - The hangar wrote:
Well, lemme tells ya! Itsa lotta work!
I have been toying with these suckers for MONTHS!
Debur, flute, dry fit, label them in order, match drill, plan out plumbing, disassemble, drill plumbing lines & conduit lines, debur (AGAIN!), scrape off stickers & remove adhesive and prep for paint.
TIMES 28!
Well, I am PRIMING tonight!
Finally!
Riveting ribs to spars later this week! Wooo hooo!
Wicked Stick, are you on the frequency?
CJ
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Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:31 pm
by captain_john
Thermos!!!
Thank you!!!
I didn't want to leave you out on the riveting experience!!!
Next time you are down, we got things to do!
...and Spike, nuttin' to it, but ta do it!
You are gonna love it anyhows!
CJ
P.S. The VariPrime is HALF GONE NOW!
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:36 pm
by Thermos
I'm game...won't be back until Saturday, though.
Dave
Posted: Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:45 pm
by jim_geo
Hey at least the skins are pre punched...... Sounds like it's still a lot of work
. I don't know yet I'm still trying to organize my shop just to get started. Nice plane ya got there Capt.
Re: In case you have been wonderin...
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 8:45 pm
by arffguy
Captain_John wrote:
...and if you have ANY IDEA how much TIME it takes playing with these ribs to get to this point:
Well, lemme tells ya! Itsa lotta work!
I have been toying with these suckers for MONTHS!
Debur, flute, dry fit, label them in order, match drill, plan out plumbing, disassemble, drill plumbing lines & conduit lines, debur (AGAIN!), scrape off stickers & remove adhesive and prep for paint.
TIMES 28!
CJ
And then,
on the older kits,
you had to fly-cut 142 rib lightening holes and deburr them also. This saved just under 4 pounds by the way. This didn't even include the holes for the fuel tank ribs, conduit etc. Plus add the holes in the aileron spars, flap spars and flap brace.
It is a heck of a lot of work. And then to torture yourself more you put primer on it too! It just seems like it wil never end. Just putting it in the jig is its own reward.
The quickbuilders don't know (or maybe they do) what they are missing. Is missing the right word?
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 9:42 pm
by captain_john
...and you had to walk to school, UPHILL BOTH WAYS too din't cha!?!
CJ
P.S. I guess you CAN relate!
Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:18 pm
by arffguy
Yeah. In the snow no less! Even in summer.
