Author Archives: pclifton

Even more lower shelf, plus some more planning

The shelf with the finished hinge setup can be seen here:

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More lower shelf

Just more poking with this shelf today. I made myself a little diagram and spreadsheet to analyze my idea for letting the shelf flanges act as a stop. Turns out it’s not really a workable idea, unless I want to … Continue reading

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Lower shelf

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A better removable stick

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Upper avionics shelf

 After making that bend, along with the two stiffening flanges, it was time to take a deep breath and go for a test fit. Whew, it fits nicely!  At this point I couldn’t resist trying a layout of my cardboard … Continue reading

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Back to avionics shelving…well, sort of

OK, so I haven’t been super productive this past week or so, at least in terms of shop time. I did take a giant leap this past Thursday, though…after exchanging a few emails with the folks at SteinAir and running … Continue reading

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Assorted fuselage stuff

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Antenna mounts

Next, I wanted to try the template our on a piece of scrap, to make sure it was correct before I put holes in something I couldn’t easily replace. Works like a charm: Then there was just a lot of … Continue reading

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Bulkhead riveting

Eh, not much tonight. I just decided to get that last bulkhead riveted in place. Which only constitutes 24 rivets, but they’re kind of interesting to access with a squeezer (or anything else), so yeah, it really took an hour … Continue reading

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Pitot harness

Next up was a trial fit in the wing. What I’d hoped to do here was to run both the harness and the pitot/AOA lines through the conduit together. Well, the harness goes through OK, and the lines can be … Continue reading

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