Wings Spar stuff pics (as promised!)

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:48 pm

The horizontal was hung from the ceiling with care:

With hopes that the wings soon would be there!

Actually, they are here... I just need to put them together!

There are lots of methods people conjure up for doing these platenuts precisely.

I drilled ONE of the platenut holes first, cleco'ed a nutplate on as a guide for the second hole and then countersunk, deburred and riveted them into place.

Wyatt kept a close watch during the entire process!

The tank platenuts are all installed now. Next is countersinking the #8 screwholes with the #30 countersink bit. As you can see, the #30 countersink will "automatically" center itself into the well of the #8 platenut, once it is riveted into place.

Lemme tell ya, there is a lotta work here!

It came out pretty good, I would say!

CJ

Ron · Post by **Ron** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:27 am

Look's Great John!

Post by **Spike** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:29 am

Wow, thats boootiful ...

Snap · Post by **Snap** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 10:16 pm

Love that gold. Imagine an entire Aircraft done like that. Man oh Man!!!!!

arffguy · Post by **arffguy** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 11:08 pm

Nice work CJ. Now you want to come over and do mine for me?

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 6:51 am

Thanks All,

Arffguy, sure! Be right there!

Hey... you are getting quickbiuild! NO FAIR!

CJ

arffguy · Post by **arffguy** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:09 pm

You talking to me?

I ain't got no Quickbuild. I am on the world's slowest build RV-6A. Except for the second rudder and vertical stab I built from RV-7 (smaller one) parts I ain't got a single pre-punch part.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Tue Feb 01, 2005 9:53 pm

Sorry, I was thinkin' you were QB. Dunno why?

CJ