Oct 02, 2023     Hangar and Pans - (0.9 hour)       Category: Workshop

Preparing for travel to California, spent a bit of time cleaning up the hangar and reviewing control stick clearance to pans and the elt/battery shelves behind bulkhead A. Not much.

  Sep 16, 2023     Resin Stocks - (1 hour) Category: Workshop

Collected all my resin tins in one place. Unpromoted quart from 6/23/22 (last year), promoted gallon from ?????, promoted quart from Dan 2/15/20, promoted gallon from 6/12/23, and another quart labelled 510 from ???? Various containers of Cobalt and MEKP.

  Sep 09, 2023     Pause and reorganize - (2.2 hours) Category: Workshop

Inventoried the auto-pilot installation hardware I received from Glasair today. Then combined/resorted the plastic boxes of inventory on hand.
Will be (re) starting fiberglass work this coming week, and in particular needed to sort out the fiberglass stuff. Time to relearn the resins/cloths/catalysts which I've completely (?) forgotten.

  Apr 27, 2022     Covid Booster Wipeout - (0.5 hour) Category: Workshop

Feeling the covid booster #2...swept out the hangar and called it a day. :)

  Apr 26, 2022     Drill Press - (0.5 hour) Category: Workshop

Finally purchased a drill press, listed on Craig's list, only 5 minutes from my house. 3/4 HP, Cal-Hawk (off) brand from Taiwan in 1993. Good shape.

  Mar 30, 2022     More riveting practice and new wing jig bracing - (2 hours) Category: Workshop

A bit more rivet practice. Hard to get rid of the smileys.
Cut new boards to add to wing jig tables so that I can stand the wings vertical to facilitate access to both sides for solo riveting.

  Oct 25, 2021     Nothing Special - (2.1 hours) Category: Workshop

Waiting for parts (the new struts) and tools. Miscellaneous sorting and cleaning

  Sep 03, 2021     Sorting and Prep - (4 hours) Category: Workshop

Sorted tools, cleaned workshop, prepped for Hulse wing strut drilling.

  Aug 26, 2021     High Crane - (3.5 hours) Category: Workshop

Shop inherited a 20 foot crane. Unfortunately found it would not clear the ceiling lights.
Engine hoist will have to do the trick. (Harbor Freight)

  Aug 17, 2021     New shop vac - (3.5 hours) Category: Workshop

Cleaned both wings and elevator with new shop vac.
Started rudder control cables installation

  Jul 31, 2021     Finished both wing jig tables - (3 hours)       Category: Workshop

Building two tables so I can work on both wings at the same time.

  Jul 23, 2021     Building wing jig tables - (3 hours) Category: Workshop

Finished one of the two tables I'm building

  Jul 22, 2021     Building wing jig tables - (6 hours) Category: Workshop

  Jul 21, 2021     Building wing tables - (4 hours) Category: Workshop

  Jul 09, 2021     Menards & Home Depot - (1 hour) Category: Workshop

Shopping for materials for Wing Jig Table construction.....16 foot length the (delivery) dilemma.

  Jul 03, 2021     Paperwork & Parts - (3 hours) Category: Workshop

  Jul 02, 2021     Repositioning inventory - (2 hours) Category: Workshop

  Jun 27, 2021     Delivery by Dan Kretchmer & Team - (2 hours)       Category: Workshop

Delivery from Air Lake Airport to Downtown St. Paul Airport by Dan Kretchmer, his brother, and an airport friend.