My micro stop cage has been inconsistent recently, and was also generating more heat than I expected, so I decided to attempt to...

I cleaned up my shop a bit by repurposing some of the crates to make a cart for my drill press and band saw.

I continued working through the flap rivets today I riveted the top surface first. then flipped it around to do the bottom surface. The...

I started riveting one of the flaps together today. It was a challenge getting into some of the areas with the bucking bar. Ready for...

I got sidetracked by some house projects this weekend, but took some time to add an additional bank of lights. When I had the wing in...

Since I was building things from wood anyways, I built the wing storage fixture. I still need to pad it, but I have stored it away for...

Today I did some woodworking. I am building the wing fixture, since it will be much easier to manage. I also built the leading edge...

After getting back from IL, its back to work de-burring wing ribs. I am about 2/3rds of the way through the main ribs, but have not...

Today was mostly shop work. I got a new compressor and spray gun. I had picked up some nason epoxy primer earlier in the week. I cleaned...

I wrapped up my heater installation today. This weekend looks like it will be reasonably warm, so there might not be much need for it.

Winter has come to Western North Carolina, and much of the US. I missed making any progress last weekend, as we traveled to a wedding in...

We sorted through the hardware bags and labeled them for ready access

I match drilled the stiffeners to the left elevator skin. Something I knew going in to this, but this small amount of work has...

I was able to make some more progress getting the shop organized and getting closer to start doing some real work on the elevator. I...

I have located a partially complete RV-8 empennage only an hour and a half away. While I was not necessarily looking for a kit right now,...