Winter in Wisconsin is darn cold - and my garage lacks heat. I was shooting the breeze with Mark T at Oshkosh and he suggested try working in the basement during the cold months. Seemed like a good idea. Removed the shelving and cleared the basement - the 4x12 table is coming...
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Moved the shelving into the workroom.
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The table came apart easily. The 4x8 sheets of MDF and plywood were hard getting down the stairs.
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Some screws were hand tightened.
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Building refreshments will be close at hand.
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Done with the table move.
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Working on the rear fuselage. Plan is to locate and drill as much as I can. No riveting. When I'm done, I disassemble everything and wait till it's warm to finish.
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All bends facing front.
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Progress.
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Joggles pounded into the braces to clear the longeron.
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Right to left longerons were match drilled.
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The right and left skins are mirror images - I checked by placing the two skins on top of one another and the pre-drilled holes all matched. So I duplicated hole patterns in the Std L using a drill press.
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Working on the left skin.
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First, I measured and drew the centerline. Then I used a strng to check that my drawn line was in fact straight.
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There is a blue line under the string...
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There it is!
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Drilled the right longeron to the bottom skin with #40.
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Bob visited over President's Day weekend with Isabel and the children. He helped out with the bottom skin durng our breaks from playing with the kids.
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Carmen brings James down for a look at the plane parts. I think he is smiling in approval.
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Ben opening the Rodenbach (sour beer)
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Drilling, drilling, and more drilling
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Bob - working hard.
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James and Katelyn
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