it's probably been said here somewhere but ...

when I was dissembling some control surfaces as a precursor to paint, there were a couple places with stacked washers. The builder had been smart enough to superglue them together for easy installation. I thanked him 5 weeks later when I was putting the airplane back together !

Stick to it
 

"...[his] first attempt at flight ended in a ground loop, which required $100 to repair. After repairs ... he attempted flight 13 more times, each time ending in some sort of failure. Finally on his 13th attempt, he got a glimpse of hope as his aircraft bounced up into the air for a short time before crashing into the trees as he attempted to turn it. After his crash, he exclaimed in frustration, 'I'm going to fly this thing, then I'm going to set it afire and never have another thing to do with aeroplanes!' "

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Vernon_Cessna

pneumatic squeezers
 

You will discover how big your belly roll really is, when you lay your pneumatic squeezers in your lap, and then bend over and reach for something that you need.
I went on an instant diet.
Bob

Gorilla Tape
 

Gorilla Tape. If you haven't tried it, buy a roll. You will throw your 1/2 used rolls of duct tape away. This is the stuff Vans using in packing kits (at least the Emp kit I purchased early this year).

I could tell an embarrassing story about how I used it to retrive my tungston bar from the leading edge bay while doing bottom wing skins but I'll save that for another thread:eek:

Deck of cards
 

I grabbed a deck of cards from my poker group and have used at least half so far.

.. Mix small batches of epoxy or bondo and toss

.. Checking clearances like the door gap on a -10

.. Glue/epoxy spreader, use your credit card for its intended purpose, buying parts!

The latest good advice I recently received from an experienced builder was to move the wing to a horizontal surface for riveting the bottom wing skins. In addition to MUCH improved access, I guess it also keeps you from dropping the bucking bar into the leading edge...:eek:

RTFM!!!! at least twice!!!
 

Read the freaking manual at least twice before you start doing the next step!!!!

Read Twice, execute work once!!!!

not the other way around!

how do i know?????

let us call it experience...........!!

If you think something isn't quite right, it never is.

Welcome to VAF!
 

Taylor, welcome to VAF:D

Don't mix Gorilla Grip tape and latex gloves ... once they come into contact, they are welded together forever! Amazing adhesion, GG tape is the only thing I have around the shop; fantastic product!