As I stand at the edge of the builder pool, I am curious what percentage of you (us--I've already stuck my toes in the water) plan on keeping your build tools subsequent to completing your new airplane.
It seems obvious to me that they could come in handy for maintenance or mishaps, but do you become emotionally attached or do you want to just have a couple of grand extra to buy 100LL?
For me, I suspect that I will go the new tool route; that's my style. Thinking about the light at the end of it all, I also suspect that keeping the rivet guns, squeezers, dimplers and the like will hold my mental and emotional connection to what was actually accomplished.
It also makes it easier to start on a -10 a few years later (our second child is due in late April 2006).
It seems obvious to me that they could come in handy for maintenance or mishaps, but do you become emotionally attached or do you want to just have a couple of grand extra to buy 100LL?
For me, I suspect that I will go the new tool route; that's my style. Thinking about the light at the end of it all, I also suspect that keeping the rivet guns, squeezers, dimplers and the like will hold my mental and emotional connection to what was actually accomplished.
It also makes it easier to start on a -10 a few years later (our second child is due in late April 2006).