Workshop Ready

The workshop is ready, time for the plane tools and empennage delivery! 

More Tools

This Wen 10" band saw came with the stand and was the best value I could find at 235.00.  I ordered it through Home Depot.

I don't buy much from Harbor Freight but this buffer was 36.00 after the 20% discount.  I'll put the 3M Scotchbrite deburring wheels on it when I get them.  The stand was 25.00 and is sturdy and of good quality.

Rolling Work Bench

As I'm taking small steps towards finishing the workshop completely I find that at times I'm looking for something to do. This is what happens when you don't have a kit yet!  Using some left over paint and materials from the construction of the EAA work tables, I decided to build a 30" x 36" rolling work bench using the same build method. 

Materials from Home Depot

Ready to prime and paint

Ready to stain and clear coat work surfaces

Finished

EAA Sport Air Workshop

I attended an EAA Sport Air "Sheet Metal Basics" workshop in Houston, TX this weekend. It was an eye opener. It's easy to plan and dream of building an airplane while your watching everyone else doing it! Then the reality of the work and skill's required hit me after my first few rivet's and mistakes!  There's no better place to start than the beginning!

The fun begin's here

Checking in

A great setup in the "Aviation Institute of Maintenance" at Hobby Airport

Fellow workshop attendee's working under the watchful eye of our
instructor, John Brecher

I couldn't agree more!

My completed airfoil project!

Workshop Nearing Completion

 I'm down to a short list of tools to complete the workshop before ordering the empennage and aircraft tools. I started building the workshop/garage in October of 2015. This has been a two year project so seven years to build the plane looks just about right!

The Mini Split AC/Heat unit above the TV is so quiet when it's on I can hardly hear it.
Keeps the humidity low as well.

Nine 8' LED strip lights on the ceiling make for a well lit shop! 

EAA Benches

Home Depot made it easy for me to build the EAA work tables! They cut all the pieces off the cut sheet, then gave me a 10% military discount at the register! Hat's off to Home Depot!

Here's the link to the plans: 

EAA workbench plans

Cutting the plywood on a vertical saw. The rest was cut on a radial arm saw.

Ready to checkout at Home Depot.

Built and ready for sanding, primer and paint.

One primed, one painted with first of two coats. Paint color matched to Seville Ultra HD workbenches and cabinets.

Minwax natural stain then two coats of polyurethane on the tops.

After hearing from other builders about aluminum filings getting embedded in the carpet, I decided not to attach the carpet material to the tables.

Brick and Concrete

Brick, sand and mortar delivered

Brick work finally under way!

                       

Brick done, ground prepped and rebar set for concrete

10 yard concrete pour. We had exactly one wheelbarrow full of concrete to spare when pour was complete! Thank God! (saved $$$)

A little fencing, landscape and gutters is all that's left.