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08-21-2015, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
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Tip: Find it quick
after spending time the past few years looking for the screw i pulled out of the drawer 5 minutes ago, the next drill bit i will use, the part i just filed and deburred etc. i grabbed a 7'' square pyrex brownie pan and put it in the center of my work area. now get into the habit of putting that kind of stuff in the pan instead of constantly retracing my steps in the shop. you 40 yr old guys may not need this yet!
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Bob Noffs
n. wi.
dakota hawk/jab 3300 built and flying. sold 6/18.getting serious about the 12. in the hangar now as of 10/15/19
RV-12 kit as of 9/13
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08-22-2015, 07:01 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Highland Village, TX
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Along the same line ...
A tip I picked up from a smart guy that works in the front half of my hanger, is using muffin tins.
Muffin tins are especially useful when dis-assembling the plane. You can label each muffin hole, which makes it easy to then find the correct fastener during re-assembly.
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Rick Aronow,
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RV-12 SOLD
Jacksonville, FL
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08-22-2015, 07:04 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Estes Park, CO
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I do that too. Not a glass pan though. I have paper bowls for all sorts of stuff like that.
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Larry Larson
Estes Park, CO
http://wirejockrv7a.blogspot.com
wirejock at yahoo dot com
Donated 12/03/2019, plus a little extra.
RV-7A #73391, N511RV reserved (2,000+ hours)
HS SB, empennage, tanks, wings, fuse, working finishing kit
Disclaimer
I cannot be, nor will I be, held responsible if you try to do the same things I do and it does not work and/or causes you loss, injury, or even death in the process.
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08-22-2015, 10:34 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: 57AZ - NW Tucson area
Posts: 10,011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick_A
A tip I picked up from a smart guy that works in the front half of my hanger, is using muffin tins.
Muffin tins are especially useful when dis-assembling the plane. You can label each muffin hole, which makes it easy to then find the correct fastener during re-assembly.
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I prefer zip loc bags with 3x5 card labels inside...
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Gil Alexander
EAA Technical Counselor, Airframe Mechanic
Half completed RV-10 QB purchased
RV-6A N61GX - finally flying
Grumman Tiger N12GA - flying
La Cholla Airpark (57AZ) Tucson AZ
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08-22-2015, 11:53 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Omaha, NE (KMLE)
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I've tried those ideas, I keep losing the containers under the pile of stuff on my bench. 
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Dale
Omaha, NE
RV-12 # 222 N980KM "Screamin' Canary" (bought flying)
Fisher Celebrity (under construction)
Previous RV-7 project (sold)
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08-22-2015, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Posts: 189
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Gentlemen:
Disappearing tools, small parts, the cleco that was just there, dagnabit-- prima facie evidence of parallel universes that ordinary matter from our own visit and return from all the time.  Absolutely nothing to do with Vansheimers and creeping decrepitude....
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Kurt Haller
P-town, CA (10 min from KLVK!)
N748PK, RV-9A
Flying as of 13 July 2019
VAF dues last paid 28 Dec 2019
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08-22-2015, 08:07 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Laguna Hills, CA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rick_A
A tip I picked up from a smart guy that works in the front half of my hanger, is using muffin tins.
Muffin tins are especially useful when dis-assembling the plane. You can label each muffin hole, which makes it easy to then find the correct fastener during re-assembly.
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I say use a muffin tin with an actual muffin (blueberry, banana nut, whatever) in every other hole. Fewer trips to the fridge for snacks! Don't eat the AN3A-7 bolts by mistake.
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Doug
RV-9A "slider"
Flew to Osh in 2017, 2018 & 2019! 
Tail number N427DK
Donation made for 2020
You haven't seen a tree until you've seen its shadow from the sky -- Amelia Earhart
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08-23-2015, 12:47 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Ponte Vedra, FL
Posts: 1,480
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rightrudder
I say use a muffin tin with an actual muffin (blueberry, banana nut, whatever) in every other hole. Fewer trips to the fridge for snacks! Don't eat the AN3A-7 bolts by mistake. |
Problem: One more place you have to look for a lost part.....
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Turner Billingsley
RV-14A built/sold N14VB
RV-12iS in progress as of October 2020
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