Author Archives: pclifton

Started out today by doing some rib deburring.  Josie got about halfway through the main right wing ribs last weekend – just touching up the little nooks and crannies – and we’d left the stack sitting on the workbench.  I … Continue reading →

Yep, sat down right after getting home from work and took care of the last ten before heading out for dinner.  I’m glad to have that behind me, though there’s stil the drudgery of deburring these things…oh well, a little … Continue reading →

Luckily, I should only have to make up one more title like that.  I got through all the left leading edge ribs and four of the main ribs tonight.  That just leaves ten main ribs to straighten, and the mains … Continue reading →

Finally, a good productive weekend day in the garage.  Things started out kind of rocky…when I started working on that first tank rib, I found myself right back in I-really-don’t-want-to-do-this-tedious-work land.  But eventually I just put my head down and … Continue reading →

Had a nice turnaround from my last evening in the garage.  Maybe I was just in a more productive state of mind or something.  Maybe it had something to do with hanging out with the Falcon RV Squadron guys over … Continue reading →

Ugh.  I don’t do well with tedious work.  Which is unfortunate, because this rib prep stuff really fits the bill.  I guess that knowledge is part of the reason I haven’t been out in the garage much lately, although I … Continue reading →

Well, the CPR class after work didn’t happen today.  The class was sponsored by my office, but we’re in the news business, and the stuff up in Boston caused some technical problems with us.  Since most of the people who’d … Continue reading →

I’m a little disappointed in myself for not being very productive this weekend.  I did finally start getting my feet wet with prepping the wing ribs, but that seems like kind of a daunting task. I started out today by … Continue reading →

Another short evening in the shop due to other stuff going on, but doing something is better than nothing.  I started with bolting the tiedown brackets onto the main spars.  Nothing complicated here, just plain old nuts and bolts. Tiedown … Continue reading →

Josie and I had a dinner date for her sister’s birthday, so most of the evening was booked up.  Still, after we got home I decided to go play in the garage for at least a little while, just to … Continue reading →