1000.6- RV-10 Ruger- Tool Assembly

Workshop- 59 mins (Workshop 3:44, Total 3:44)

     I've spent the past few weeks running numbers about spare income vs. cost to see what kind of monetary outflow I can expect to be able to afford this whole project. The numbers are great, and I'm feeling confident. This past weekend I went on a shopping spree at Harbor Freight and Home Depot to buy some machines I didn't already own. Also swung by Lowe's for some lumber to build a modified EAA table for said machines. I'm building it a few inches taller and much narrower to save room in the work space.
     For tonight, I'm just assembling the band saw, drill press, and grinder to get a final measurement for the tool table dimensions. Pretty boring night overall. More fun to be had tomorrow. -M

1000.55- RV-10 Ruger- Practice Kit and Toolbox

Ordered the practice kits from Van's today. Also reserved a few N-numbers from the FAA this week. Not sure which we will go with yet. Still way too early to decide, but the reservations are worth it from 4-5 years out for sentimental reasons to the specific meanings. -M

1000.5- EAA Workbench #1

Workshop- 2 hrs 45 mins (2:45 Total)

     With the help of -L, we cut and assembled a Standard EAA workbench. Without a proper bench to make the bench on, we assembled it on the floor of the garage and on the giant cardboard box from the table saw I purchased way back when. It still turned out square and true with basic wood shop tools. The camera settings for a time-lapse video were wrong, with low res pictures and the interval set for far too much time. I'm not even going to bother posting it.
     Plans for the bench can be sourced here: http://www.eaa1000.av.org/technicl/worktabl/worktabl.htm. Plans for the gear to facilitate movement can be found here: http://www.eaa.org/sportaviationmag/1001/RetractableGear.pdf
I'll likely make another (longer) bench later on. I did learn that the standard bench is too low for my liking, so I think adding a set of casters to raise it will make this bench ideal and mobile for easy use. I'll need to mess around with some numbers. -M