Sep 12, 2020     Build Wing Cradle - (6 hours) Category: Tools

Build of wings cradle on castor wheels. Used available material. Result is very satisfactory, stable and sturdy. Wings are surprisingly light....my glider's wings are much heavier.

  Jun 30, 2019     TOOLS various tools from Aircraft Spruce, Cleaveland Tools, sky geek and others - (0.5 hour)       Category: Tools

In the last year i added many new tools to my initial starter kit.
Pneumatic Angle drill from ATS
Skin roller tool
Oops rivets
mix of hardware
mix of various rivets
additional countersinking cages
Pneumatic nibbler from ATS
Precision calipers and measurement tools
Wrench sets (imperial) different sizes
Dimple dies (smaller than the original from ISHAM), smaller squeezer sets,
Gas masks from Draeger to be used with very aggressive AkzoNobel primer
Clecos...a lot of clecos
clamps different sizes
Scotchbrite 1"" wheels and Scotchbrite Pads by the dozen
Different deburring tools and countersinking cutter
Manual rivet squeezer
Pneumatic rivet shaver (again an overkill, but who knows, maybe it will be of some use soon or later)
Inspection Camera

  Mar 03, 2019     TOOLS Starter kit from ISHAM - (0.5 hour) Category: Tools

ordered the starter kit from Planetools (ISHAM) with additional palm drill and additional 3X rivet gun. Very good advise from ISHAM on some options.
Received the tools pretty quickly. All the tools look very high quality, during the build i really appreciated the pneumatic squeezer, the drills and the DDT2 dimpling toll.