The RV-8 parts are sitting in my workshop, inventoried, waiting to be assembled. Before I begin, a few basic questions I'm still looking for answers to.
-Aluminum shavings: I have a few slightly modified EAA 1000 workbenches, with plywood tops. In working on some side aluminum projects as practice, I quickly found aluminum shavings management to be a big deal, so as to not scratch the pieces I'm working on. What do most people do? Carpet on top of the bench, consistently sweep the shavings to the ground as you go along, or something else?
-Reaming: I attended the Sheetmetal Basics class, and little was mentioned of reaming. However, I have them from my Cleaveland tool kit. How/when do I use it? Can it be used to updrill (upream?) the match drilled holes in an RV-8? I understand that reaming is desirable over drilling due to creating a more cylindrical hole, so should I ream whenever possible?
Torch
-Aluminum shavings: I have a few slightly modified EAA 1000 workbenches, with plywood tops. In working on some side aluminum projects as practice, I quickly found aluminum shavings management to be a big deal, so as to not scratch the pieces I'm working on. What do most people do? Carpet on top of the bench, consistently sweep the shavings to the ground as you go along, or something else?
-Reaming: I attended the Sheetmetal Basics class, and little was mentioned of reaming. However, I have them from my Cleaveland tool kit. How/when do I use it? Can it be used to updrill (upream?) the match drilled holes in an RV-8? I understand that reaming is desirable over drilling due to creating a more cylindrical hole, so should I ream whenever possible?
Torch