Author Archives: pclifton

More priming!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by pclifton

I made a point of bailing out of the office right after 5 today so I could get home and finish priming those pesky rear spar channels. After a quick stop at the farmer’s market for some dinner materials, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Wings | Hours Logged: 1.5

Primer, and lots of it

Posted on April 8, 2013 by pclifton

Yup, basically all I did today was deal with primer. The afternoon was pretty busy for us since it was the first race of the MotoGP season; I’m a pretty strong fanatic and I’ve got Josie thoroughly hooked as well. … Continue reading →

Posted in Wings | Hours Logged: 3

Tiedowns ready for primer

Posted on April 5, 2013 by pclifton

I kind of wish I’d kept going on these tiedowns last night, because there was very, very little left to do on them. Tonight I just clamped the nutplates in placed, drilled the rivet holes for the nutplates, and countersunk … Continue reading →

Posted in Wings | Hours Logged: .5

Tiedowns underway

Posted on April 4, 2013 by pclifton

Started the night by getting the drill press and band saw properly bolted down to the table. It looks like a real workbench now! Once the admiring part was over, it was time to get to work on the tiedown … Continue reading →

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Drill press acquired + more garage reorg

Posted on April 2, 2013 by pclifton

No actual airplane work tonight, just improving the workspace some more. I stopped at Lowe’s on the way home and snagged the drill press, along with a few other sundries. Setting up the drill press took a good hour or … Continue reading →

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Tiedowns, interrupted

Posted on April 1, 2013 by pclifton

Well, I tried to get some good work done on the tiedowns today, but it didn’t really work out. First, I had to fabricate four spacers; the tiedown hardpoints themselves sit against the spar reinforcement bars and attach there with bolts. … Continue reading →

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Riveted four nutplates

Posted on March 29, 2013 by pclifton

Yep, that’s all I did tonight. I didn’t really expect to get a lot done, since I needed to pack stuff for the weekend trip to Chattanooga anyway, but I still wanted to get out and at least touch the … Continue reading →

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Priming rear spars, countersinking main spars

Posted on March 24, 2013 by pclifton

I had really wanted to get the rear spar stuff primed today…so I was pretty disappointed when the forecast weekend rain turned out to be a miniature monsoon this morning. I was kind of bummed, even though there’s plenty of … Continue reading →

Posted in Wings | Hours Logged: 5.5

Rear spar basics

Posted on March 17, 2013 by pclifton

Got started out in the garage at an actual decent hour today, unlike yesterday. It was a beautiful day outside, perfect for just opening the garage door and enjoying the perfect temperature. I timed the arrival of the wings pretty … Continue reading →