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RV-12iS Construction Log:

1st Things First
- Getting Ready
- Pop-riveting
- Compressors
RV-12iS Tools & Techniques
- Drilling
- Dimpling and Countersinking
- Tools
- Riveting
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RV-12iS Tail Kit Inventory
Time to take inventory of all the parts, to make sure that everything is there. This is exciting! I'm more than ready to get started!
Here's the Packing List. 5 Pages of itemized items with the place on the left of the sheet to check everything off as you locate them.


When I get ready to load the 2 plastic cabinets from Lowe, I'll use these labels to mark each drawer and it's contents on each one.


Here are the 2 Craftsman storage cabinets that I got from Lowes. Very handy for finding stuff!


12,500 Pop Rivets! Wow, my forearms will start looking like Popeye! I'm going to need an cordless or pneumatic Pop Rivet Tool.


This was a pleasant surprise. A Standard Aircraft Handbook was included!


There was a LOT of plastic wrap around each sub kit. It's hard find where the last wrap end, so I just got out my trusty pocket knife out and went to town.


There are several sub-kits containing parts that are made for certain phases of the project. I did one sub-kit at a time and marked them off on my packing list.


When we got to the big pieces, we spread everything out on the floor and marked each piece off on the packing list as we went along.


There a few things on back order, which is indicated on the packing list. Other than that, everything checks out!


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