Some more items....
More Items:
-tungsten bucking bar A MUST! You'll only need one for the whole project (almost)
-get all the sizes for the angle drill, #6,#8,#10,#12
- go ahead and get all the common 12" drill bits- just one of each will do
-mushroom set with rubber around the edges (the best for skins)
-nutplate drill guides- Great for fuse and beyond stage...Get #6,#8
-burraway drill tool; #30,#40 with about 3 extra blades apiece- this will save you LOADS of time for ribs (especially on the wings)
- a case of green, yellow, and grey self etching primer (good for different areas- grey nice for any visible spots, green/yellow good inside wings- more visible for future inspections
- a lightweight 25' airhose from HD or LOWES (shorter easier to deal with)
- Spruce sells a experimental nut/bolt set; great instead of hunting through a bunch of bags for one washer.
- Spruce sells drill guides for numbered bits and fractions/decimals; get both.
- Spruce sells a AN bolt guide; that is INVALUABLE for peace of mind when putting together the fuse/fwf
- ratcheting wrenches- 2 of the common sizes for fuse/fwf
- lots of the scotchbrite
- 220 alum sanding paper (easier to scuff, then scotchbrite, then clean w/ lacquer thinner, then prime...)
- cheap air drill
- good and quiet air compressor, not a pancake loud one; EVERYONE will be happy about this!
- good ear muffs
- a nice heater for the shop in the winter
- an old rolling office chair is nice for working comfortably on piles of ribs or assembling bellcranks...
- a cheap grinder and put a scotchbrite wheel on one
- a cheap bandsaw
- a cheap metal chopsaw (clean up with scotchbrite wheel)
- a cheap table top drill press (invaluable for lots of stuff)
- a little box fan with a filter works as a little parts spray area.
The bold ones are a must!
(Aircraft Spruce is right outside Falcon Field...I'm sure Avery has something similar)