Picture of shop progress

Insulated the workshop

I stopped by home depot yesterday and picked up 6 rolls of faced insulation 32′ in length. If I’m going to take advantage of the project being at the house all year long, I’m going to need some more protection between me and the elements. It took me about three hours to get the entire [...]

We’re rolling again!

It’s been nearly 5 months since my last post, so here’s a recap: I moved the project to a hangar at Newark (KVTA) in September.  As it started getting cold, I didn’t get much work in on the project.  I spent the month of October laid up sick.  We had a new baby in October. [...]

More Work on the Shop

This weekend I got some more work done on the shop. I found a filter/oiler combo at Harbor Freight which required some modification to work. I replaced the O-ring between the filter and the oiler – it leaked bad – with a brass coupling. Now it seals up perfectly. With the compresor finally setup and [...]

Work Table #2

I was already feeling pretty good about table #1, but I think I’ve outdone myself.  The younger sibling is much better built, and it was a lot easier to build.  I was able to build this table on my first table, which saved my back and drastically reduced my ibuprofen intake.  It reminded me of the [...]

Work Table #1

  I’m building two of the EAA Chapter 1000 standardized work tables from plans found here: http://www.eaa1000.av.org/technicl/worktabl/worktabl.htm I decided that a 2′ table sounded shallow, but that I would trust those who have gone before me.  Turns out, it’s a great depth for the table.  I remember the 4′ tables I built for the legacy [...]

Empennage Kit Arrives!

The kit arrived on May 4th, 2009.  When I opened the crate, the first thing that came to my mind was “did you forget how HUGE a project building an airplane is?”  It was like a flood of memories came back to me from my Lancair-building days.  But I have to say that I am [...]