Sunday was another busy day. Busy staying warm
:) Hopefully by the end of the day I'll have a bending brake in hand and
will start (finally) bending my rib stiffeners.
I've got a trip planned to visit another builder. Dave R. is
building an RV 8. It's a nice shop, plenty of room, although I still
wonder how he's going to get the plane out of his basement when the time comes
;)
Anyway, Dave was gracious enough to let me borrow his 18" bending
brake. I gladly accepted.
Monday dawned to another chilly day. I might be smartening up in my old
age. I brought some aluminum and the required tools into my basement where
the temps are in the high 60s, cleared off a section of my reloading bench, and
set up the bending brake. I've still got some questions about the bend
radius and the sharpness of the brake top plate (I don't know the proper
term). The pieces look good to me, but what do I know.
I've also made another command decision. I'm going to finish up my PP
training this spring. I'm half way through and sick of being at that
point. Damn the cost. I've got most of what I need saved. The
rest. . . I'll figure that out later. I just want to have that PPL with a
SEL after it.
