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Building Tips + Techniques

A place to 'give' out tips and tricks to make the next person's RV building experience easier.
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Tip: torque tool for control surface jam nuts
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vfrazier
vfrazier
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Tip: Stewart paint / Stits micro filler 😢
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MikeyDale
MikeyDale
Ironflight
Tip: Roll-Your-Own Annunciator Panel
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Aggie78
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Bubblehead
Tip: Snorkle, Oil Cooler and Alternator Installations
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nbachert
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Tip: Drill guide
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wirejock
wirejock
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Tip: Waste less paint!
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BigD
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Bubblehead
Tip: Camera Battery Mount
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Bubblehead
Bubblehead
Ironflight
Tip: Tail wheel Spring Attach Points
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humptybump
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Mark Dickens
Tip: Plexi/Fiberglass Cutting Wheel
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pazmanyflyer
pazmanyflyer
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Tip: Alternate Practice Kits
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CubedRoot
CubedRoot
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Tip: Nutplate Bucking Bar
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David Paule
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wirejock
Tip: adjustable back riveting bucking partner
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60av8tor
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Tip: changing oil with a diaper
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ArVeeNiner
ArVeeNiner
Ironflight
Tip: Done with Disconnects!
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RV7Guy
RV7Guy
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Tip: EAA webinar on RV building tips!
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sblack
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bobmarkert
Tip: I need a Valium... Custom Canopy Skirt
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bobmarkert
bobmarkert
SMO
Tip: Cotter Pins - Am I the only one who didn't know this?
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jarhead
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Tip: Rolling fuselage cart
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Wesflies
Wesflies
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Tip: Removing a Pro-Sealed Part and Cleaning Up the Sealant
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RV Wannabe
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Pmerems
Tip: LED Headlamp deal at Home Depot-great addition to my tool box
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Pmerems
Pmerems
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Tip: An alternative to the paper clip trick
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Randy
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Av8torTom
Tip: My RV-9A Rotisserie
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rv6ehguy
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Tip: -8 HS Hardware Mounting Rig
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longline
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KJBSouth
Tip: 3 lb sledge
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catmandu
catmandu
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Tip: Alternative to C-frame dimpler
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Kent Ashton
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Tip: Vertical cowl split - A models
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RKellogg
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Tip: Get the Vans CD plans !
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kamikaze
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RV7AJeremy
Tip: Sika bonding for less $$
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RV7Guy
RV7Guy
Mycool
Tip: Pneumatic squeezer, quick release pins and magnets
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rightrudder
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Luke D
Tip: Part organization
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Luke D
Luke D
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Tip: Corrugated yard signs make excellent fiberglass palette
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woxofswa
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Ironflight
Tip: Fitting Baffles? Remove the Valve Covers!
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Vlad
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Tip: Dimpling for rudder cable strap
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Ottertrack
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Tip: Blind Holes
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JanRV6UK
JanRV6UK
Ironflight
Tip: New Annunciator Panel
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Ironflight
Ironflight
Tomas J
Tip: Screwless Spinner
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DanH
DanH
YellowJacket RV9
Tip: Bubble-wrapped fuselage
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Flyingchongo
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Tip: Check your back rivet set
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60av8tor
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Mike S
Tip: Plastic brake line assembly
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akarmy
akarmy
kinger
Tip: Simple Riveting
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paul mosher
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Tip: Mixing and pouring small amounts of primer
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derLuigi
derLuigi
ArVeeNiner
TIP: Pinch Welt Source and P/N
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wirejock
wirejock
Mike S
Tip: Easy, quick and cheap baggage tie down anchors
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Mike S
Mike S
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Tip: Rolling the leading edge of elevator
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Arie
Arie
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Tip: Tie Down Eyebolt
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kjlpdx
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Tip: This Cradle Rocks!
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wirejock
wirejock
wirejock
Tip: Simple dimpling
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wirejock
wirejock
wirejock
Tip: Deburring and scotch brite
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wirejock
wirejock
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Tip: Birds in the Hangar
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N804RV
N804RV
vlittle
Tip: O2 and iPod mount for RV-4 or Rocket
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William Slaughter
William Slaughter
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