Author Archives: pclifton

I think I’m starting to reach the point where I’m tired of tank sealant. Which is unfortunate, since I’d estimate I’ve maybe done 30% of the sealing tasks on these tanks. Anyway, I popped out after dinner and went to … Continue reading →

Tonight was basically an instant replay of when I did the right stiffeners. Got everything cleaned and in place, mixed up a batch of sealant, gooped each stiffeners up and put in in place, clecoed 100%, smoothed out the squeezed-out … Continue reading →

Well, I had originally planned to try and fay seal the left tank stiffeners tonight. But fire, I needed to clean up stuff from the last session, and I also wanted to be prepared to make use of any extra … Continue reading →

So yeah, not much activity these last few days. My back as been bothering me a lot lately, to the extent that I had two doctor’s visits last week. I was getting along OK, but wasn’t sure if going out … Continue reading →

Boy, I really wish I’d done this yesterday…but my chronic bad back become acute, and I spent most of the day in bed. Went and got some drugs today, so I’m feeling better. Goal for the night was to rivet … Continue reading →

So today’s goal was to rivet the reinforcement rings I sealed previously, and then get the stiffeners sealed in place on at least one of the skins. By combining tasks like this, I can avoid sating sealant; I hardly need … Continue reading →

Well, this night didn’t go exactly as planned. My original intent for the night was to rivet the reinforcement rings I sealed up last night. I probably could have gotten that done tonight no problem, but I had to complicate … Continue reading →

Well, tonight marked my first real foray into the world of sealant. The reputation of this stuff is well-earned; it’s about the consistency of peanut butter and ridiculously sticky. First up, the mating surfaces needed to be scuffed; to do … Continue reading →

Got Josie to come out an help me dimple the tank skins today. With the new c-frame table I made, a lot of this could actually be done solo, but it helps a lot to have a second set of … Continue reading →

It’s happened again…me getting a little carried away with my goals. I pretty much figured out by the middle of last week that this wasn’t going to be a tank-sealing weekend, but I was still sort of trying to go … Continue reading →