Sunday, December 27, 2020

 Sanded, primed, dimpled, and riveted aileron pocket skins in place.



Thursday, December 24, 2020

Fitted aluminum for aileron pocket.




Monday, December 21, 2020

Finished installing stiffners on left wing flap area. 


 

Sunday, December 20, 2020

 Prepared stiffener for bottom of left wing flap area. Drilled , dimpled, and primed the stiffener.

Wednesday, December 16, 2020


 Installed stiffeners on top of flap trailing edge left wing.




Monday, December 14, 2020

 Bent stiffeners for flap area trailing edge. 



Friday, December 4, 2020


 Finished fuel tank cover, riveted stiffeners on.




Tuesday, December 1, 2020

 Fitted inspection covers, riveted rings in place.


 





Monday, November 30, 2020

 Riveted left wing nut plates around fuel tank compartment.


Sunday, November 15, 2020

 Riveted left bottom skin.


 


 

Thursday, November 12, 2020

Prepared left bottom wing skin for installation. Dimpled holes, removed scratches, and primed rib lines.



Thursday, October 29, 2020

 Riveted left wing top skin to ribs.




Sunday, October 25, 2020

Riveted left wing top skin to main spar.



Saturday, October 24, 2020

 Riveted left wing skin to nose ribs.



Thursday, October 22, 2020

     Began riveting top wing skins on left wing.

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

     Retrieved left wing from storage in the roof. Fabricated and installed wing in holding jig. Spent the rest of the day leveling and aligning. 




Thursday, May 7, 2020

My plane is a winter project with spring arriving I have put it away until late fall. Videos will resume when I get back to it.

Monday, March 9, 2020

De-burred, dimpled, and primed left wing .032" root skin.

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Drilled fuel tank bay skin stiffeners in left wing clecoed in place.

Friday, March 6, 2020

Fabricated skin stiffeners for fuel tank bay.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Clecoed left wing skin #1 in place.

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

De-burred, dimpled, and primed left wing skin #1.

Sunday, March 1, 2020

De-burred, fitted inspection cover, dimpled, and primed left wing skin #2.

Friday, February 28, 2020

De-burred, dimpled, and primed left wing skin #3.

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

Install skin #4 on left wing ribs. 

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Clecoed #5 skin back on ribs. De-burred, dimpled, primed left wing skin #4.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

De-burred, dimpled, primed left wing skin #5.

Monday, February 17, 2020

Removed all skins on left wing, de-burred ribs.

Saturday, February 15, 2020

Fitted left wing inspection covers to bottom wing sheet.

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

Dimpled and painted left wing inspection covers and rings.

Sunday, February 9, 2020

Drilled for nut plates on fuel tank cover area.

Saturday, February 8, 2020

Fitted and drilled left wing fuel tank cover.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Cut inspection holes in left wing

Monday, February 3, 2020

Drilled left wing skin bottom main and rear spar.


Sunday, February 2, 2020

Drilled left wing top skin main and rear spars.

Friday, January 31, 2020

Fitted and installed .032" root left wing skin.

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Fitted sheet aft of fuel tank cutout.

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Installed bottom skin on ribs, drilled and cleco'ed in place.

Friday, January 17, 2020

Clamped bottom skin in place, traced rib outlines, removed, layout rib holes, and drilled.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Trimmed left wing top skins to bottom spar.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Saturday, January 11, 2020

Fitted trimmed and clecoed in place #3 wing skin. Drilled double rivet row in overlap.

Friday, January 10, 2020

Formed nose and drilled left wing skin #3 .025".

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Fitted left wing skin #4 .020".


Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Fitted .020" wing tip skin to left wing.


Friday, January 3, 2020

Painted steel parts for left wing.