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09-17-2006, 06:36 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SoCal
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Done with my -8 tail
Ok, this may not be a big milestone for some of you out there but it is huge for me. It took me 165.5 hrs to finish all the metal work. The fiberglass tips will be done later. I will start working on the wing in a few days.
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Axel
RV-4 fastback thread and Pics
VAF 2020 paid VAF 704
The information that I post is just that; information and my own personal experiences. You need to weight out the pros and cons and make up your own mind/decisions. The pictures posted may not show the final stage or configuration. Build at your own risk.
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09-17-2006, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Vancouver, WA
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Congratulations!
Axel-
It is a big deal, and it looks great! Congratulations, and keep up the good work!
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Johnny Pruett
VAF #601
-9 fuselage standard kit on hand
Slooow build wings still in progress...
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09-17-2006, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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LOL...took me about 165 days...
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John Coloccia
www.ballofshame.com
Former builder, but still lurking 'cause you're a pretty cool bunch...
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09-17-2006, 10:15 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Castaic, CA
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Looking good! Congrats!
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Castaic, Ca
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09-18-2006, 07:37 AM
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Join Date: May 2005
Location: Mesa, AZ
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Nice looking empennage! Good looking jig post also. Is that a metal post?
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Craig C A&P/IA
Mesa, AZ RV-8 SerNo 82582
Wings/Fuse N18VA Res
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09-18-2006, 08:37 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Great Job. You are ahead of me.
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Donald Prater
Formerly 52F now Arkansas...Go Hogs!
RV-8 Empennage Underway
N-284DP (Reserved)
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09-18-2006, 10:49 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: SoCal
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Originally Posted by CraigC
Good looking jig post also. Is that a metal post?
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Craig click HERE
I talk about it on my web page.
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Axel
RV-4 fastback thread and Pics
VAF 2020 paid VAF 704
The information that I post is just that; information and my own personal experiences. You need to weight out the pros and cons and make up your own mind/decisions. The pictures posted may not show the final stage or configuration. Build at your own risk.
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09-20-2006, 07:22 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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rivet lines?
Hi AX-O,
Great looking job on your empennage! It looks from the photos that you primed along the rivet lines along the outside... or am i mistaking what I'm seeing?
If you did prime there, do you plan to remove the primer along these rivet lines later, and re-prime the whole thing prior to painting? Did you just do this to prevent corrosion on the HS along the rivet lines while it's in storage? I've thought about doing this myself...
Thanks,
Phil
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Phil
RV9A (SB)
Flying since July 2010!
Ottawa, Canada
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09-20-2006, 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by prkaye
Hi AX-O,
Great looking job on your empennage! It looks from the photos that you primed along the rivet lines along the outside... or am i mistaking what I'm seeing?
If you did prime there, do you plan to remove the primer along these rivet lines later, and re-prime the whole thing prior to painting? Did you just do this to prevent corrosion on the HS along the rivet lines while it's in storage? I've thought about doing this myself...
Thanks,
Phil
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Phil,
I primed under every hole that required a rivet. I wanted to have primer between the rivet and the skin. This was over kill and I do not plan on doing it on my wings or fuse. Takes more time and I don't know if it really helps. I plan on removing the primer and applying a new coat on the entire surface. If you notice, my primer lines got smaller and smaller with the experience I gained from the previous piece.
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Axel
RV-4 fastback thread and Pics
VAF 2020 paid VAF 704
The information that I post is just that; information and my own personal experiences. You need to weight out the pros and cons and make up your own mind/decisions. The pictures posted may not show the final stage or configuration. Build at your own risk.
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09-20-2006, 08:27 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Did you use a self-etching primer?
Will you have to sand it off, or will paint-thinner or something take it off?
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Phil
RV9A (SB)
Flying since July 2010!
Ottawa, Canada
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