She's up on her feet!
I'm getting a bunch of stuff done this weekend that I was afraid to do, like drilling the landing gear parts. I used some masking tape to transfer the hole locations from the bottom of the fuse to the aluminum. I am still shocked that it went off without a hitch.
I credit my success to this mysterious device:
Called a
Center Punch, its spring loaded. You put the tip on the spot you want to drill and press down. The spring will 'pop' and the tool will make a nice dent in the surface in the shape of a drill bit tip. This keeps the bit from wandering when you drill. I didn't really know I was supposed to be using one all along but its cheap and it really helps!!!
I used band saw to cut on some 2x4 into this handy little fence for the drill press. The fence stops the piece from rotating, all you have to do is hold or clamp the work down. Some clamps
like this could be even better.
I put in Vern's sweet tail wheel in the back. You can see the back plate I made to hold the blind nuts. This isn't coming loose.
The bandsaw made quick work of cutting off the hinge material on the left elevator. I'll be working on beveling the parts this week.
My latest screw up is cutting too much material away from the turtle deck to fit the fin. I almost got it right: