Tool kit arrival
The tool kit arrived. At the wrong house. I got home and nearly panicked when the boxes weren’t there. I was worried somebody stole the boxes from my front porch. Luckily a neighbor from a few blocks away called and said they had the boxes. That’s not the first time I’ve had problems with UPS, but it is the last time I use them.
I spent the entire evening unpacking, setting up, and playing with the tools. The Sioux air drill is by far my favorite tool. I used an air drill at the SportAir workshop, but it was nothing like the Sioux. This thing just purrs in your palm. You can make it go 10 rpm or 3600 rpm. It’s incredibly responsive. My daughter had fun with it too. It’s hard to say “it’s not a toy” with a straight face.
Unfortunately the 6″ Scotchbrite wheel, the one thing I was waiting for, is back ordered. Cleaveland is sending it out today. I guess I’ll just have to start shaping and deburring the old fashioned way, with the Vixen file, the debur tool, and the Scotchbrite pads.
All of the tools are now stored neatly in the new tool chest. I just have a little more clean up and set up left before I can start in on it. I spent probably 3 hours last night playing with the tools, but I’m not going to count that toward the construction time. I consider that my learning curve and shop set-up time. The construction time total will be just the time I spend on the kit.
This whole time, I’ve still been working on my private pilot license. I’m flying now 3 days a week, trying to take advantage of the weather before it turns rainy and windy. I’m also about halfway through the ground school. Plane construction is going to be a bit slow for a month or so while I finish up the ground school. Once I’m done with that, I’ll have more time for building.