Author Archives: pclifton

Wing rib deburring finished!

Posted on June 2, 2014 by pclifton

Actually, that title isn’t 100% accurate. Really, this whole time I’ve been talking about all the deburring, I’ve been referring solely to the really tedious part: that is, getting into all the little nooks and crannies in the ribs with … Continue reading →

Posted in Wings | Hours Logged: 3.5

Fixture building, plus some deburring

Posted on June 1, 2014 by pclifton

Finally back out in the garage again today. I’m glad I got my portable air conditioner set up out there, because the Houston summer is starting to kick in… For my first trick, I wanted to work out some good … Continue reading →

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I can build an airplane here.

Posted on May 13, 2014 by pclifton

Wow. Looking at my history here, I see that it’s just a week shy of six months since I posted about my big move to Texas. I guess that thought that it might be “as late as February” before I … Continue reading →

Posted in Workspace

Big things are afoot

Posted on November 20, 2013 by pclifton

(Fair warning: this post will be kind of long and winding and only peripherally related to the RV build) Anyone who’s been following this blog (not that there are many of you) has likely noticed that there’s been very little … Continue reading →

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Countersinking left spar

Posted on September 9, 2013 by pclifton

Today seemed like a “getting back in the swing of things” kind of day. Which makes sense when you consider how long it’s been since I’ve done regular work. Anyway, I decided today’s project would be to pollute the newly-cleaned … Continue reading →

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Garage cleanup day

Posted on September 8, 2013 by pclifton

Had some other to-do items to attend to this morning, so it wasn’t until the afternoon that I got out to the garage. Building the plans stand was a nice kickstarter for getting the project back in gear, but the … Continue reading →

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Built a plans stand thingy

Posted on September 6, 2013 by pclifton

I’m going to start with some real honesty: I’m not at all pleased with how I’m doing on this project, specifically my productivity. (or lack thereof) Sure, I did get back out in the garage to work on some ribs … Continue reading →

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The project is still alive

Posted on August 12, 2013 by pclifton

Wow, it’s really been two months since I did any appreciable work on the RV.  It started with some craziness at work…we had a big pressing project, which worked out to some long hours and a fair amount of stress. … Continue reading →

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Deburred right leading edge ribs

Posted on June 9, 2013 by pclifton

Wow…between things becoming crazy at work, and getting some kind of stomach bug, it really has been 2.5 weeks since I touched this project.  Even today, I slept in pretty late in an attempt to recover from a long and … Continue reading →

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Right wing tank attach nutplates: done

Posted on May 21, 2013 by pclifton

Wow, that actually went pretty fast.  After all that rib-straightening drudgery, it’s nice to be able to go out in the garage and really feel a sense of accomplishment in a fairly short period of time.  It helped that I … Continue reading →

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