Hey everyone,
I’m in the planning stage of building my very first airplane (others think I’m crazy when I say that, but I cannot wait!) I have decided on building an RV14. Overall, I have the budget to build it, however it’s not that I’m sitting in the lump sum of money and will instead be getting the money as I go.
With that being said, I have researched and discovered that there are many tools needed to build the aircraft, and some are very specific. I don’t have many, if any, metal working tools. I came across Cleveland Aircraft Tools which look to be very good, and they even have it laid out as a set where you pick the aircraft you are building and I’m assuming they send you every tool you need (for the most part) to complete the project. It is a hefty up front investment however. I’m sure their tools are of the highest quality, but because I’m paying for things as I go rather than sitting on gold to spend at once, I was hoping to buy the tools as I go/need them as well, and possibly find cheaper alternatives if they are of good quality and available.
Does anyone have any recommendations or input on tools? Maybe a list of things you can buy cheap and things you certainly wouldn’t want to skimp on? I would really appreciate all the help!
I’m in the planning stage of building my very first airplane (others think I’m crazy when I say that, but I cannot wait!) I have decided on building an RV14. Overall, I have the budget to build it, however it’s not that I’m sitting in the lump sum of money and will instead be getting the money as I go.
With that being said, I have researched and discovered that there are many tools needed to build the aircraft, and some are very specific. I don’t have many, if any, metal working tools. I came across Cleveland Aircraft Tools which look to be very good, and they even have it laid out as a set where you pick the aircraft you are building and I’m assuming they send you every tool you need (for the most part) to complete the project. It is a hefty up front investment however. I’m sure their tools are of the highest quality, but because I’m paying for things as I go rather than sitting on gold to spend at once, I was hoping to buy the tools as I go/need them as well, and possibly find cheaper alternatives if they are of good quality and available.
Does anyone have any recommendations or input on tools? Maybe a list of things you can buy cheap and things you certainly wouldn’t want to skimp on? I would really appreciate all the help!