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12-10-2014, 05:59 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Posts: 269
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We all know that mistakes happen, I must say I had very few,, not because I'm so good but because I was willing to check not just once or twice but many times to make sure I was doing the job right. We have the benefit of this site which is outstanding, we have Vans,, we have so many other great builders, almost 9000! What I'm saying is take your time, check and recheck, sure it takes more time but how much time extra does it take to reorder parts and rebuild the part.
So just take your time!
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Flying RV-8 10/30/07
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Pittstown, New Jersey
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12-16-2014, 01:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Maitland, Australia
Posts: 91
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Thanks guys, my biggest downfall is the lack of understanding from not thoroughly reading through every step before commencing work! The cost of freight to Australia is starting to change that! :-)
Cheers
Gibbo
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12-16-2014, 02:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Montreal
Posts: 1,456
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If you are redoing stuff that means you are holding yourself to a high standard. Nothing wrong with that. We are all different. Some don't care if there are glaring cosmetic errors. Others it drives them nuts. Many scratch builders talk about building the airplane 3 times because of do-overs. Turn off the self butt kicking machine and build on. And DO NOT add up your costs, it will just depress you! 
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Scott Black
Old school simple VFR RV 4, O-320, wood prop, MGL iEfis Lite
VAF dues 2020
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12-16-2014, 03:55 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ridgeland, SC
Posts: 2,589
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Gibbo---take up the invitation to go look at another RV. Just so happens that we have another 7 fuselage at QB stage at Ridgeland and I look at it ALOT. (threatened to replace my rack of parts with it, but the owner would certainly notice. Even Santa's elves dont work that fast!) Once you get a bigger picture it get easier. I'm working on bulkheads--but the same thing applies.
Tom
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Tom Swearengen, TS Flightlines LLC, AS Flightlines
Joint Venture with Aircraft Specialty
Teflon Hose Assemblies for Experimentals
Proud Vendor for RV1, Donator to VAF
RV7 Tail Kit Completed, Fuse started-Pay as I go Plan
Ridgeland, SC
www.tsflightlines.com, www.asflightlines.com
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12-16-2014, 07:08 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
Location: Spring Hill, Florida; Flushing, Michigan
Posts: 105
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Haven't ordered any replacement parts yet, but pretty soon I'll need a bigger container for my collection of drilled out rivet heads. 
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Karl Bambas
1954 1st solo
1964 Mooney Statesman, 1979 C-172, 1948 Globe Swift (all sold)
RV-7 "Dream Weaver" N50KB
Empennage arrived 10/14
QB Wings & Fuselage arrived 06/15
Finish & FF kits arrived 11/15
Dual screen Garmin G3X instruments and harness delivered by Stein 01/16
First flight June 13th 2018
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12-17-2014, 08:47 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Clarksboro, NJ
Posts: 829
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Quote:
Originally Posted by blueflyer
knife twisting shipping charges.
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I'll second that!! I once had to rebuild a Lotus engine on a very tight time-line during the UPS strike. Fed-ex was so swamped that they would only take overnight shipments. I paid much more for the shipping then for the parts.
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12-17-2014, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Boulder, CO
Posts: 4,435
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Lots and lots of replacement parts. I've even got a scrap fuel tank (without sealant) that I use to let visitors try riveting. Not many builders can say that.
Dave
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12-17-2014, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Half Moon Bay, CA
Posts: 1,035
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Being a "two year veteran", I enjoy the noob posts about "what else I should get from Vans to save on shipping costs..." I was the same way, back in the day; now I find that orders on Monday get to the shop by Friday (lucky, living in CA - UPS ground is fast enough!) so I can fix the Doh! (or, the $$&##@@%@@@ !!!) from the previous weekend. My recycling bin has been getting a workout. Though, as I get better, the quantity of foo-bars is thankfully dropping!
Build on!
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N430WB RV-7 #74152 @ KHAF, tip-up; IO-360-M1B; Hartzell CS. !! Phase 1 !!
2357 hrs over 8.5 years to get to flying. Log at: http://rv7.wbencze.com
VAF 2020 donation happily made
Last edited by wjb : 12-17-2014 at 09:00 PM.
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12-18-2014, 01:38 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Switzerland, Europe
Posts: 199
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replacement parts can get expensive
Same here when it comes to replacement parts.
On one hand it's natural at the beginning, since it's a learning by doing process for a first time builder like me.
But I envy all of you "across the ocean builders". You have UPS overnight delivery.
Here, I wait 2 weeks and pay 40 bucks cost for a $5 part.
That's how I learned to measure twice, and to read 3 times, before start driling.
Last edited by magiccarpet : 12-18-2014 at 02:29 AM.
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01-07-2015, 05:52 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Black Forest, CO
Posts: 6
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Oh heck yes and that's the PG version. I'm on my third rudder skin. The last one I screwed up by removing the blue protective stuff too aggressively and put a crease in it I couldn't remove. The first two skins involved my C-Frame tool and skin that slipped off of the dimple die and the other one a.....well, you get the idea. My completed VS and HS and newly arrived wing kit went up in smoke along with my house back in Jun of 13. Build on brother and stay positive!
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One-y
RV-8A #83454, N8851Y Reserved
Tail and Wings Done. Working on fiberglass.
Exempt, but paid up for 2020. VAF is so fantastic!!
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