Feb 01, 2024     Reorganisation of workspace - (1 hour) Category: Workshop

The replacement skin for the aft fuselage should be available to collect soon and in the meantime I'm reworking the workshop as there won't be sufficient space once I've completed the aft fuselage and joined it to the forward fuselage and mounted it on a rotisserie. The LCP issues still not fully resolved and waiting for the new portal so I can order the replacement parts I need, limited to about half the wing ribs and flaps with the exception of the spars which were pressed.

  Oct 04, 2023     Laser cut parts identification - (2 hours)       Category: Workshop

Reorganised the parts for the wing kit and set ordered replacements from the Vans portal, a relatively small number, mostly the flaps plus 10 pairs of wing ribs, still waiting for further information in regard the gas tanks, the flap and aft wing spars are not laser cut. I can make a start on the wings as there is quite a bit of work to do on the spars.

  Sep 25, 2023     Reorganisation of workspace - (2 hours)       Category: Workshop

While I wait on the replacement aft fuselage skin I'm reorganising my working area to take into account the size of the wings once I start on them and the fuselage and its rotisserie, its a bigger aircraft than I really thought, also sorting through and identifying laser cut parts so I can request replacements and documenting where all the parts are now that I have two, soon to be three kits under construction.

  Jun 02, 2022     Workshop reorganisation - (1 hour) Category: Workshop

Wing and fuselage kits should be on a ship coming across the Pacific, due into Auckland on the 24th, awaiting arrival with enthusiasm, been too busy with other work to complete the horizontal stabiliser.

  Jul 29, 2021     Compresssor & Air tool setup - (1.5 hours) Category: Workshop

Worked out where my compressor would live as a temporary home and pulled out my compressed air tools to test and practise, air driven finger sander, air drill and 3x rivet gun. The gun and air drill were used but work just fine and did a few practise rivets that came out very well, Very easy to control the gun, I probably won't use the air drill, my electric rechareables have been working well so far.

  Jul 26, 2021     New Worktable - Modified EAA design - (1 hour) Category: Workshop

Install lower shelves in the bench, now on wheels and make filler section for when dimple frame is not in use.

  Jul 19, 2021     New Worktable - Modified EAA design - (6 hours)       Category: Workshop

Made my own version of the EAA worktable, slightly thicker timber fram but thinner plywood top, my dimple frame sits in a slot in the middle and now I have the table I can dimple the vert stailizer skin and start its final assembly. I have also added wheels on the corners not shown in the photo so it can be moved around easier as necessary.