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mannanj
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Welcome
John:
I totally agree with the advice to do something every day. Even if it's only studying the plans or reading the Const. Manual for a few minutes, do something every day. If you do this, you will be supprised how quickly the building will go. It's like jogging or exercise, if you skip a day it's easy to skip the next day. It isn't that it's a chore. To me, it was fun!
Mannan Thomason
RV-8 N161RL
Waiting for my Bendix Fuel Inj. Servo to come back from overhaul at Airflow Performance so I can fly again!!!!!!
John:I totally agree with the advice to do something every day. Even if it's only studying the plans or reading the Const. Manual for a few minutes, do something every day. If you do this, you will be supprised how quickly the building will go. It's like jogging or exercise, if you skip a day it's easy to skip the next day. It isn't that it's a chore. To me, it was fun!
Mannan Thomason
RV-8 N161RL
Waiting for my Bendix Fuel Inj. Servo to come back from overhaul at Airflow Performance so I can fly again!!!!!!
Thanks
thanks for the tips guys.
will be ordering tail section in the next few weeks. i will post pics as i go along. Barb at Vans has been great with the shipping to Australia though it has add about $2900.00 to the plane. i suppose it will all be worth it. cant wait for construction.
hope to travel to vans for a demo flight in the next 7 months or so. might even meet up with some of you folks.
cheers
john
thanks for the tips guys.
will be ordering tail section in the next few weeks. i will post pics as i go along. Barb at Vans has been great with the shipping to Australia though it has add about $2900.00 to the plane. i suppose it will all be worth it. cant wait for construction.
hope to travel to vans for a demo flight in the next 7 months or so. might even meet up with some of you folks.
cheers
john
Fearless
Well Known Member
Build the Vertical Stab first
Although the plans have you build the Horizontal Stabilizer first. My recommendation is to do the Vertical Stabilizer first. It will be much easier. Also if you can find a build seminar to attend or find a fellow builder before going full bore that will help you in the long run. When I go my tools I had no idea what was used for what. Another builder came over to get me started and that was invaluable. I'm still learning and continue to seek his knowledge.
By monitoring this site you are in good company.
Congratulations on the journey started.
Although the plans have you build the Horizontal Stabilizer first. My recommendation is to do the Vertical Stabilizer first. It will be much easier. Also if you can find a build seminar to attend or find a fellow builder before going full bore that will help you in the long run. When I go my tools I had no idea what was used for what. Another builder came over to get me started and that was invaluable. I'm still learning and continue to seek his knowledge.
By monitoring this site you are in good company.
Congratulations on the journey started.
FredMagare
Well Known Member
Fearless said:
I agree, but would like to add that you should thouroughly understand the build sequence for the HS first. I thought the VS directions were a bit vague until I understood that they were assuming that I was building the VS in the same manner as the HS.
Fred
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csharpRV9a
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Fearless said:
I couldn't figure out why they had you do the horizontal first. Until I saw how much better I was at bucking rivets on the vertical stab. Its because you can't see the blemishes from across the ramp! Besides, getting the "difficult" one out of the way makes the rest "easy".
Good luck!
Tools
Thanks for all the advise guys.
the tool kits that some of the suppliers advertise have a heap of the same stuff in different configurations. do you really need everything thats in the complete tool kit seems a bit much.
i have quite a large collection of hand tools being a mechanic, but no sheet metal tools.
please advise.
cheers
john
Thanks for all the advise guys.
the tool kits that some of the suppliers advertise have a heap of the same stuff in different configurations. do you really need everything thats in the complete tool kit seems a bit much.
i have quite a large collection of hand tools being a mechanic, but no sheet metal tools.
please advise.
cheers
john
Robert M
Well Known Member
Tools
Hi John - welcome to the Forum.
I bought my tool kit from Aircraft Tool Supply. I haven't used a lot of my tools yet but I will eventually end up using all of them. I have also found that there are some tools that didn't come in the tool kit that are fairly necessary - like crows feet. I don't recall any of the tool companies selling those in a kit. You will also find that the yoke you get with your squeeze will be good for most, but not all, of the hand riveting.
Good luck, you're about to start having a bunch of fun.
Robert
Hi John - welcome to the Forum.
I bought my tool kit from Aircraft Tool Supply. I haven't used a lot of my tools yet but I will eventually end up using all of them. I have also found that there are some tools that didn't come in the tool kit that are fairly necessary - like crows feet. I don't recall any of the tool companies selling those in a kit. You will also find that the yoke you get with your squeeze will be good for most, but not all, of the hand riveting.
Good luck, you're about to start having a bunch of fun.
Robert
