Jun 23, 2023     Have I been wasting my time polishing?       Category: Research

Looking closely at the spar as I was running wire, I noticed that you could see the grain of the metal in the lightening holes of the spar and you could see where the punch had come through. Since this got through quality control, it would appear that I have wasted a lot of time polishing things that didn't need to be sanded smooth. Also cut the crap out of my hand on a rib... (Not as rounded off as my stuff is... )

  Feb 28, 2021     Sheetmetal class complete - (8 hours) Category: Research

EAA sheetmetal class complete. Good fun, good practice and well worth it, even if you have already started your project.

  Feb 27, 2021     Day 1 of sheet metal class complete - (10 hours) Category: Research

Halfway through the EAA sheetmetal class over at lakeland.

Well worth it to get my hands working again before I damage a part that I had already invested significant time in because I had gotten rusty. Actually learned to use the gun and buck myself. (Had pretty much restricted myself to either bucking or driving but not doing both simultaneously.) Even if you are familiar with the process, its a strong confidence builder and worth it.

Gets you a discount on Aircraft Spruce. So cost wise hopefully its a wash.... But confidence wise. Priceless.