Ready to build
It is the weekend before the empennage kit is delivered (and Thanksgiving). I think I’ve done about all the shop prep work that one could do. All the tools are ready, benches built, back-rivet table ready, dimple (C-Frame) table is ready, priming supplies have been acquired, and a ton of other stuff…
This weekend we built three frames covered in chicken wire for setting parts on for priming. The frames are placed on “child size” 2′x2′ card tables with the top removed. These little tables are very sturdy and have folding legs. It’s all about space management so far. I had an old steel music stand that I decided to convert into a plans holder, so I attached a piece of 1/4″ ply to it to hold the plans and instructions while building. I’m thinking that I’ll probably also take new plan sheets to work (I work at a civil engineering firm with large format plotters and scanners) and scan the plans to PDF for later reproduction if I kill the originals in the garage.
We also spent some time lining up a rechargeable screwdriver for deburring and some small parts storage. Oh yeah, we also got some plastic storage containers that we hope will work for alodining parts. We’ll see.
This was the last weekend of prep. We’re ready to dive in and build in three days :)
