Back To It

Well, hasn't this been a busy early summer?  Did some work in the shop today.  Had to re-wire the power supply I have in my garage so the lighting was better.  Then I set up my right wing spar and clamped it to the work table.  Next I clamped the nose ribs to the vertical angles.  Just to line everything up and get ready for drilling and rivets in the next day or so.

After initial alignment and fine tuning I will drill the holes, de-burr and then attach with CCP-42 Cherry Max rivets.  Seven ribs on the leading edge (nose) then seven main ribs on the trailing edge.

I have to do some tweaking to the ribs before attaching.  Just to be sure everything is square before proceeding.  Hope to get back in the shop tomorrow for awhile to make progress on this.  It's been too long.   With work, family, and summer fun (opening the pool, landscaping, outside upkeep) it's hard to get a couple of hours in the shop.  I have been doing things in short spurts.  Just haven't made any big progress to report here.  I hope to get this part of the wing done during the weekend.  I will report back one way or the other.

Thanks for checking in -

Greg.