Author Archives: pclifton

Got a late start tonight after going out for dinner with Josie.  I did, however, get my angle drill in, so I was able to continue working right where I left off.  First up were the tasks requiring the angle … Continue reading →

Short work night.  Not because I’m busy, but because it didn’t take nearly as long as I thought to get to the point where I had to stop and wait for a new tool to arrive. Last night, I assembled … Continue reading →

In our last installment, I’d freshly mangled some additional sheetmetal while attempting to back rivet stiffeners to the rudder skin.  Lest we forget, the whole reason I skipped ahead to the v-stab and then rudder was because I fouled up … Continue reading →

*sigh* Obviously, work output on this project has gone down quite a bit.  I’ve been out of town two of the past three weekends, with all the associated planning.  Outside of that, now that it’s starting to heat up outside, … Continue reading →

Still here.  Some busy times here, between some vehicular issues and going out of town this past weekend.  I didn’t have a ton of time tonight, but I wanted to get out in the garage and do something.  Luckily, I … Continue reading →

Short day in the shop-didn’t have a lot of free time tonight.  Match-drilled the stiffeners to the skins, then removed them and deburred all the holes. There was also some more fun.  As I was trimming the stiffeners last night, … Continue reading →

So, as noted last time, I’ve been having some trouble with the front spar of the v-stab.  Since then, I once again convinced myself that I could make those rivets good if I was really, really, really careful.  So a … Continue reading →

It had to happen sometime.  The introduction section of the RV-8 preview plans contains this statement: “The project you are about to undertake will probably be the most frustrating, time-consuming, enjoyable, fulfilling, and rewarding you have ever experienced.”  I knew … Continue reading →

Short night in the garage today.  I decided to wait on attaching the skin and just finish up the skeleton tonight.  Finishing up the rear spar was a snap; all I had left to do was to rivet the VS-411 … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I said I hoped to get the v-stab skeleton done today.  I did not achieve that goal, though I got pretty close.  Still, I put in a solid day’s work on the project, and got my hands dirty with … Continue reading →