Author Archives: pclifton

Started riveting left wing skeleton

I started out my day by heading up to Weiser Air Park for the monthly lunch the local RV builders do. I hadn’t been to one in a few months due to other commitments, so it was nice to go … Continue reading

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Clecoed left wing skeleton

Not much to see here. I got a somewhat earlier start today because I worked from home for the second half of the day. It sure helps to not have to sit in evening traffic to get home… Anyway, straightforward … Continue reading

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Wing stand fine tuning again

Not much free time this evening. I overslept this morning, which meant I got to work late, which meant I worked late to make up, and then there was a fair amount of stuff to do around the house. I … Continue reading

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Primed left wing main ribs

Lesson of the day: it takes a lot longer to do, well, everything with the wings. There are more of everything and each piece is bigger… First, I’ll rewind a bit. Saturday wasn’t entirely unproductive, but mostly so. We had … Continue reading

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Wing stand fine-tuning

Not really a productive evening. I had every intention – I even turned on the garage A/C as soon as I got home from work. After dinner, we took the dogs for a walk, and then I decided to lie … Continue reading

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Wing stands, part the second

Well, I assembled one of the wing stand base thingies this evening. It all went together as expected, though it’s worth noting that these things are pretty basic. Just two long 2x6s, connected at the ends with shorter 2×6 sections … Continue reading

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Wing stands, part the first

So I settled on what my evening project would be this week: getting the wing stands ready. It would seem that I’ll have one skeleton riveted within the next ten days or so, and I’m going to need somewhere to … Continue reading

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Conduit mount drilling done

Well, not so much of a highly productive day today. I gave in to the urge to sleep in and had some other things to do around the house. But I still found time to get all those holes drilled … Continue reading

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More plumbing planning, rib drilling, and countersinking

Finally, a good productive day. Haven’t had one of these in some time. I started the day off with a trip to Home Depot to pick up my conduit materials. I was sort of hoping for some Class 200 PVC, … Continue reading

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Plumbing planning

Not really so much of a work day today, more research and head-scratching. I spent some time searching around for how other builders had done their wing plumbing, then went out to the garage to try and visualize things a … Continue reading

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