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Building Vertical Stabilizer

April 1, 2021April 1, 2021 Jesse 0 Comments

This was a nice break from doing the HS, which seemed to be a lot more cumbersome. The VS was

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Rubber Protection – Cleco Caps And Plier Grips

November 30, 2020November 30, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

I did a couple side projects this week, in support of my airplane building efforts. First thing I worked on

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New Workshop

November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

It has been about 5 months since my last build progress, which is really hard to believe! However, during that

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Moving!

August 31, 2020November 19, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

Building has stalled, so to speak. I’ve been in the process of moving from Arizona to Spokane, Washington. Once I

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Rib Flange Straightening Tool

June 10, 2020June 11, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

I had come upon the need to prepare my first ribs. One of the tasks is the ensure all flanges

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Priming Screen

May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

While I’m waiting on some more Clecos to arrive, I’ve been getting familiar with my HF HVLP gun, as well

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DRDT2

April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

What a great Saturday for a road trip! Once I received word from Paul from Experimental Aero in Tuscon that

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Cleveland Main Squeeze Kit

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

Received a pretty exciting tool today, the Cleveland Main Squeeze rivet squeezer. I got the kit version, which includes: 3″

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Setting-Up Shop

March 3, 2020May 20, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

There are several initial things I’ve been able to take care of right away for my shop. I added two

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Building EAA Table

March 3, 2020December 7, 2020 Jesse 0 Comments

In preparation for my build, I set out to do what many others who have come before me have done…

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Recent Posts

  • Building Vertical Stabilizer
  • Finished Horizontal Stabilizer
  • HS Spar Assembly
  • Priming Horizontal Stabilizer
  • Primers: A Salt Fog Test

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  • Drew Harthorn on Primers: A Salt Fog Test

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Categories

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