What I did on my April vacation

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 8:15 pm

...while the REST OF YOU were off carousing Florida playing with flying airplanes!

I got my wings ready to SKIN!!!

Well, preetty darn close... annaways!

I am thrilled!

CJ

Dan A · Post by **Dan A** » Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:58 pm

They look great CJ, Now use the plumb bob and make sure you get the trailing spar lined up with the main spar and lock them in place!!

Dan painting my 8 !!

LooseNut · Post by **LooseNut** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 7:43 pm

Looking good Cap'n!

I guess you made good use of your vacation.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 8:08 pm

At this rate, I will be ordering the fuse kit when school starts back up!!!

CJ

LooseNut · Post by **LooseNut** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:01 pm

At the rate you're going now, that might just work out.

... and then I might have to help you clear some shop space by asking to "borrow" those nice micro-adjusting-spar-straightening floor jacks!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Apr 25, 2005 9:08 pm

Don't worry... we can make more!

Thermos has been eyeing them too!

They didn't take but 10 minutes to whip up!

Whatever you need, no problem!

CJ

LooseNut · Post by **LooseNut** » Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:45 am

No problem there Captain J!

Just seeing your jacks has given me some ideas too. I don't have a welder in my shop, so I would do it a little different. The threaded rod seems to be the key part ... just needs something to hold it upright and somewhat stable ... maybe some bits and pieces off the wood scrap pile could be put to use ... and about 20 minutes (I'm slow

).

++Harold

Leighton · Post by **Leighton** » Thu Apr 28, 2005 4:24 am

Hey Capt,
FANTASTIC looking wings ya got there, i see you dont mess around.

Im currently in Australia working for Qantas, have met a couple of RV builders from back home, one guy has an RV-6 sitting in his hangar that is 90% complete, and hes rebuilding a Cessna 185 for another joker, when i get home im going to shoot up his way and give him a hand, get some Rivetbangin' time up.

having a hard time getting on the net here, will give you a whistle in a couple of weeks when i get home, by that time you'll probably have skinned up your wings...

Leighton.