6/30/17
29, pre work and a lunch session
More parts prepping. Also realized that the upper longerons will be very visible when everything is done. Therefore I used sandpaper to get rid of runnings from a previous poor priming session and then reprimed and painted. I have my #40 dimple dies and did some dimples before I had to get back to paying work.
6/29/17
29, more prepping of parts
More separating, trimming and dimpling of parts (awaiting new dimple dies to be able to finish the side skins.) Also a pic of the painted floor area.
6/26/17
29, interior parts and floor painted
Painted the floor and some interior parts tonight.
The ugly droplets I got on the parts I painted earlier almost floated out into nothing, hoping for the same on tonight's parts.
The ugly droplets I got on the parts I painted earlier almost floated out into nothing, hoping for the same on tonight's parts.
6/25/17
29, prepping more parts
A good two hour session tonight, apart from the 10 minutes wasted, looking for parts that are already riveted onto the fuselage...
Started with riveting some parts together, still find it strange that it feels so much more productive to assemble parts than to prepare them. I continued with dimpling the skins were they are curved (I think my reduced diameter dies are better there)
Then there were finding more parts that will be riveted to the inside of the side skins later, deburring them and some dimpling or countersinking of these parts.
Finished of with some needed vacuuming of the shop and mounting a saw band that had gotten derailed earlier in a non airplane sawing project.
Started with riveting some parts together, still find it strange that it feels so much more productive to assemble parts than to prepare them. I continued with dimpling the skins were they are curved (I think my reduced diameter dies are better there)
Then there were finding more parts that will be riveted to the inside of the side skins later, deburring them and some dimpling or countersinking of these parts.
Finished of with some needed vacuuming of the shop and mounting a saw band that had gotten derailed earlier in a non airplane sawing project.
6/24/17
29, separating, deburring, dimpling, priming
6/22/17
29, got the wrong size, dimple dies
Aaargh, got the wrong size of dimple dies delivered. Did some other smaller tasks yesterday.
6/18/17
29, longeron countersinking
Dimpled all #30 holes in the side skins and then did the tiring task of countersinking the upper and lower longerons.
6/16/17
29, broken dimple die
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| Breaking edges |
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| Making the upper edges smooth and rounded |
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| Making the upper edges smooth and rounded |
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| Marking holes that should not be dimpled |
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| deburring by scuffing |
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| Dimpling until one die failed. I do not have any standard #40 female dimple dies but replacement should be in stock at my main local supplier |
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