3/11/2007 - Started work on the Right Wing Skins I got out the old soldering iron and removed the blue plastic film to get access to the rivet holes and started deburring. ... read more
3/17/2007 - Started dimpling the top inboard skin The inboard skin is really thick, much thicker than the outboard skin. I'm trying my best to dimple the holes with the C-Frame dimple shaft lined up with the legs on the work table. The dimples just s ... read more
3/20/2007 - Started work on the right bottom outboard skin There is something therapeutic about removing the blue plastic film from around the rivet holes with the soldering iron and ruler. It's a big reminder to "be in the moment" while working on this airpl ... read more
3/22/2007 - Removed the blue film from the back inboard skin I forgot to mention in previous logs that the metal ruler I use has a rubber backing on it to prevent it from scooting around while I'm running the soldering iron tip on the blue plastic film. I bough ... read more
3/24/2007 - Deburred, dimpled, sanded and primed the J Stringers I had to be real careful handling these dudes. They have one edge that is really sharp and took a lot of sanding to round off the edge. I couldn't use the Scotchbrite wheel on this edge because of the ... read more
3/27/2007 - Countersunk the main spar I countersunk all of the remaining holes in the main spar. This took a while because I had to let my (piece of crap) non-oiled compressor cool off between countersinking sessions. When I build my next ... read more
3/29/2007 - Primed the Leading Edge Skin and Ribs I laid everything out in the back yard on some scrap lumber and primed all the surfaces of the ribs. Then I only primed the places on the skin where it made contact with the ribs. ... read more
4/7/2007 - Finished riveting the leading edge to the main spar I was able to rivet all of the ribs in but one. I put a question out on the email groups about putting in pop rivets on the unreachable rib. It's seems that on the RV-7/7A wing that pop-riveting the c ... read more
4/15/2007 - Started puttin' on the them skins! I clecoed on the top skins to the right wing and got my good friend Norwood (the rivet gun king) to come over get started on riveting the skins on. We got a couple of rows in and had to quit because I ... read more
4/24/2007 - Hey, remember me? I'm baaaccckkkkk! My rivet gun buddy and I are working during our lunch break from work to wack out some of the rivets. We managed to finish the inboard right wing skin. Looking good! ... read more
4/28/2007 - Back to work! My good buddy Norwood and I came out again at lunch today determined to finished up riveting the skin to the spars and ribs. ... read more
