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Builders Log
Date
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Description
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Hours
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| Pre-Building Preparation |
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| October 29, 2003 (and prior) |
Cleaned up the shop, and got the space organized |
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| November 2, 2003 |
Inventoried all of Box 1 |
5.0 |
| November 3, 2003 |
Organized all of the hardware into bins |
2.5 |
| November 4, 2003 |
Unpacked Tools, researched primers |
2.0 |
| November 5, 2003 |
Inventoried tools, got them put away |
1.5 |
| November 6, 2003 |
Inventoried Box 1, got it stowed |
1.0 |
| November 8, 2003 |
Started construction on the workbenches |
5.0 |
| November 9, 2003 |
Workbenches cont. (1 done, 1 in-progress) |
6.0 |
| November 10, 2003 |
Workbenches completed |
3.5 |
| November 15,
2003 |
Mounted plaque, put together bandsaw |
3.5 |
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| Empennage Contruction |
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| November 12, 2003 |
Read Section 6, found the parts, marked the Rear Spar
Caps |
2.5 |
| November 17,
2003 |
Fabricated & drilled VS Spar Caps,
hinges, brace, etc. Deburred holes and edges, re-assembled |
6.0 |
| November 18, 2003 |
Updated plans with latest set of revisions |
0.5 |
| November 20,
2003 |
Countersunk the rear spar brace, flanged
& deburred the VS ribs |
1.5 |
| December 3,
2003 |
Assemble VS skeleton, start fitting VS skin |
1.5 |
| December 8,
2003 |
Fitted the skin to the skeleton, and
final-drilled the holes and deburred both sides of the skin. |
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| December 18,
2003 |
Dimpled the VS skin and the
ribs. |
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| December 19,
2003 |
Counter-sunk rear VS spar holes as needed,
dimpled the others. Match drilled the brace for the forward spar |
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| December 22,
2003 |
Picked up Sherwin Williams GBP-988 primer |
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| December 23,
2003 |
Rudder stops final-drilled, front spar
dimpling done, front spar brace countersunk. |
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| December 26,
2003 |
Prep'd for priming, and primed |
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| January 10,
2004 |
Rivet rudder stops to hinge bracket,
assemble rear VS spar for |
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| January 12,
2004 |
Squeezed a couple of rivets on the rear VS
spar |
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| January 14,
2004 |
Continued riveting on the rear spar, forming
on mid/upper ribs |
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| January 16,
2004 |
Finished rear spar, riveted brace on front
spar |
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| January 17,
2004 |
Riveted the VS framework together |
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| January 19,
2004 |
Cleaned shop, reviewed rudder construction
process |
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| January 20,
2004 |
Riveted middle-front & lower-front ribs
to the skin |
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| January 21,
2004 |
More VS riveting |
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| January 25,
2004 |
Started on rudder, fabricating parts, etc. |
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| February 7,
2004 |
Rudder parts fitting, VS riveting |
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| February 8,
2004 |
Rudder assembly, final drilling holes in
skin-spar-stiffeners |
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| February 9,
2004 |
Final-drill rudder, deburr parts |
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| February 11,
2004 |
Finished deburring & counter-sinking
rudder parts & skins |
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| February 16,
2004 |
Scuffed & primed rudder parts |
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| February 17,
2004 |
Finished prepping & priming the rudder
parts |
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| February 18,
2004 |
Riveted lower rudder rib/control horn,
riveted left skin stiffeners in place |
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| February 26,
2004 |
Riveted right skin stiffeners, top rib
halves, bottom rib to left skin |
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| March 18, 2004 |
Re-riveted bottom-edge rivet of R-1004,
riveted shear clips |
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| March 19, 2004 |
Start angle-iron prep, wire new circuit for
compressor |
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| March 20, 2004 |
Finish wiring circuit, finish prepping
angle-iron |
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| March 23, 2004 |
Prep the angle iron preparatory to riveting
the rudder together |
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| March 24, 2004 |
Get the pieces in place before riveting the
rudder |
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| March 25, 2004 |
Start riveting the rudder |
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| March 27, 2004 |
Rudder riveting continued |
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| March 29, 2004 |
Finished riveting rudder spar, rolled &
riveted leading edge |
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| March 30, 2004 |
Rudder is done! |
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| May 24, 2004 |
Vertical Stabilizer is done! Did
cleanup on the rear HS spar, and the brace. |
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| May 25, 2004 |
Final drilled doubler/spar, and hinges to
spar |
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| May 27, 2004 |
Started putting together the rear HS spar |
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| May 31, 2004 |
Riveted rear spar bushing and brackets,
attached to spar |
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| June 4, 2004 |
Started HS attachment brackets front HS spar
caps |
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| June 6, 2004 |
Finished a bracket, wored on front spar caps |
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| June 7, 2004 |
Made 2nd spar bracket, drilled brackets spar
doubler |
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| June 8, 2004 |
Deburred & cleaned front spar pieces, primed |
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| June 10, 2004 |
Riveted front HS spar/douber/caps |
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| June 11, 2004 |
Finished problem rivet on HS spar attachment
bracket |
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| June 12, 2004 |
Finished riveting spar, started mods on
HS1004 ribs |
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| June 14, 2004 |
Finished mods, deburring of HS1004 ribs |
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| June 15, 2004 |
Start on HS nose ribs, deburring edges,
fluting flanges where necessary |
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| June 17, 2004 |
Radiused front of 2 nose ribs, started on
trim cable holes |
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| June 18, 2004 |
Cut holes in 2 nose ribs, started on making
the cradles |
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| July 1, 2004 |
Finished cradles, started assembling the
stabilizer |
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| July 2, 2004 |
Cont. stab assembly |
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| July 11, 2004 |
Moved stab assembly to skins in cradles |
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| July 12, 2004 |
Final drill HS skins to frame |
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| July 13, 2004 |
Finished final-drilling HS skins, started
breakdown & deburring process |
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| July 14, 2004 |
Cont. breakdown of HS, deburred some inspar
ribs |
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| July 15, 2004 |
Cont. deburring rest of internal pieces |
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| July 17, 2004 |
Finished deburring skins, broke HS down,
dimpled & countersunk parts |
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| July 18, 2004 |
Prep & prime HS ribs & stringers |
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| July 20, 2004 |
Start HS parts assembly, begin riveting to
front spar |
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| July 21, 2004 |
Fixed spar rivet giving me headaches,
started HS stringer removal |
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| July 24, 2004 |
Re-rivet HS stringers |
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| July 27-Aug 2,
2004 |
Oshkosh 2004 |
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| February 27,
2005 |
Rivet internal HS-905 nose ribs in place |
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| March 1, 2005 |
Rivet the 905 nose ribs to the HS spar |
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| March 30, 2005 |
Rivet 904 interior ribs (4) to the spar,
start riveting the skin to the spar |
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| March 31, 2005 |
Cont. riveting the skin to the front HS spar |
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| April 2, 2005 |
More riveting. Trees removed from new
shop/garage location |
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| May 8, 2006 |
Footing frame in place for shop extension |
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| May 31, 2006 |
Concrete is poured and is curing |
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| June 2, 2006 |
Final excavation started |
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| June 12, 2006 |
Final excavation done, upper driveway filled
in, retaining walls in place |
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| June 22, 2006 |
Pan decking in place, steel has been erected |
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| July 7, 2006 |
Concrete has been poured! |
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| May 30, 2007 |
Moved into the new shop |
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