Fuselage Parts Construction (May 2005-December 2005)
The fuselage fromes that I have contructed on the wall for storage. Makes good art.
- May 5, 2005 -- Frame jig #8 drafting
- May 8, 2005 -- Frame jig #2 and #11 drafting
- May 10, 2005 -- Fuselage wood milled and ready for shipping
- May 16, 2005 -- More drafting, warped plywood
- May 20, 2005 -- I've got wood! (hehe)
- May 26, 2005 -- Funky frames
- June 3, 2005 -- Aerolite test blocks
- June 5, 2005 -- Finished another frame, penacolite test block
- June 11, 2005 -- Jigsaw work
- June 12, 2005 -- Test block destruction and frame sanding
- June 13, 2005 -- Gluing setup
- June 18, 2005 -- How NOT to make a laminated fuselage frame
- June 19, 2005 -- "Test" frame clean up and lessons
- June 23, 2005 -- Messing up can be good
- June 24, 2005 -- How to make a laminated fuselage frame
- June 25, 2005 -- My first completed part, finally
- June 29, 2005 -- Fuselage on shelves, marking frame bracing
- July 1, 2005 -- Bracing and gusset preparation
- July 2, 2005 -- More molds cut and frame #4 bracing glued
- July 3, 2005 -- Gluing Frame #3 top
- July 4, 2005 -- Frame #3 cleanup and constriction
- July 8, 2005 -- Distractions and laminations
- July 9, 2005 -- More blisters
- July 14, 2005 -- Frame #3 joined
- July 17, 2005 -- Frame #5 gluing
- July 19, 2005 -- Dent free laminations
- July 20, 2005 -- Back to the drawing board...no, really
- July 22, 2005 -- Frame #6 gluing and a new toy
- July 23, 2005 -- Frame #3 bracing glued, off to Oshkosh
- August 4, 2005 -- Back from Oshkosh
- August 5, 2005 -- More glue prep, frame #5 structure
- August 6, 2005 -- Frame #4 top laminating, improved gusset method
- August 9, 2005 -- No more blisters, Frame #5 laid out
- August 10, 2005 -- Frame #5 screwup
- August 12, 2005 -- Fixed Frame #5, started frame #6
- August 14, 2005 -- Bending thick spruce, positioning frame #6
- August 15, 2005 -- Smaller bandsaw blade heaven
- August 16, 2005 -- Perfect bend
- August 17, 2005 -- Frame #6 gluing, step one
- August 21, 2005 -- Frame #6 finished
- August 25, 2005 -- Closed laminations and pre-bending
- August 27, 2005 -- Frame #10 first half
- August 28, 2005 -- Cut your plane in half
- August 30, 2005 -- Frame #8 clean up, second half of frame #10
- August 31, 2005 -- Frame #10 ready for scarfing
- September 12, 2005 -- West Coast Falco Fly-In
- September 15, 2005 -- Spare time
- September 16, 2005 -- Second half frame #8, weather worries
- September 17, 2005 -- Many magnificent molds, frame #2 started
- September 21, 2005 -- Evening gluing, frame #2 second half
- September 28, 2005 -- Heat waves and tennis balls
- September 29, 2005 -- Gluing galore and thermometers
- September 30, 2005 -- Another frame started, new batch of glue
- October 1, 2005 -- Frame scarfing jig almost there
- October 2, 2005 -- Scarf test piece success!
- October 8, 2005 -- Frame #1 gluing, scarfed frames 10 and 8, cleaned up frames 7 and 9
- October 9, 2005 -- Frame #1 second half, test block destruction, pre-bending frame #11
- October 13, 2005 -- Frame joining jig success, joined first frame #8
- October 14, 2005 -- Laminated frame #11, scarfed joints for frame halves
- October 15, 2005 -- Glue cleanup, laminated first half of second frame #8, joined frame #10
- October 22, 2005 -- Too cool for glue, joined frame #9, bracing frame #10
- October 26, 2005 -- Frame #2 joined, frame 10 finished
- October 27, 2005 -- Frame #7 joined, frame #2 stabilized with structure
- October 31, 2005 -- Halloween gluing, wood-to-size tail kit ready for shipping
- November 2, 2005 -- Bracing for frame #7
- November 5, 2005 -- Second half of second frame #8 laminated, frame #11 cleaned up
- November 6, 2005 -- Scarf cut screwup, joined frame #11, structure for frame #9
- November 9, 2005 -- Can't cut what you can't see
- November 11, 2005 -- My glue setup, second frame #8, take two
- November 12, 2005 -- More laminating, drew frame #6 gluing strip and correct diagonal frame #2
- November 13, 2005 -- Sawdust day, joined new second frame #8, structure for frame #11
- November 15, 2005 -- Late for work
- November 17, 2005 -- Structure for frame #7 and larger frame #8
- November 19, 2005 -- Correct frame #2 diagonal, bringing it full circle, mold for frame #6 diagonal
- November 20, 2005 -- Final fuselage lamination done, frame #6 diagonal, joined frame #1, structure for smaller frame #8
- December 1, 2005 -- Firewall frame alignment
- December 3, 2005 -- Firewall frame #1, phase 1
- December 9, 2005 -- Firewall frame #1, phase 2
- December 10, 2005 -- Six hours of structure
- December 11, 2005 -- Firewall frame #1 structure finished, phase 3, fuselage frames quasi-complete
- December 18, 2005 -- Ode to fuselage frames
- January 11, 2006 -- Started covering frames, frame #8, frame #11
- February 9, 2006 -- Cut plywood gussets for frames 7, 9 and 10
- February 13, 2006 -- Frame #7 covered
- February 19, 2006 -- Frame #5 plywood cover number 1, flattening joints, some rib covers
- February 22, 2006 -- First cover for frame #5 pressed
- February 26, 2006 -- Frame #9 and frame #5 covers
- March 5, 2006 -- Frame #8 second cover, caught an error checking other frame dimensions
- March 19, 2006 -- Matching frame #8's
- March 26, 2006 -- Second frame #8 covered, all aft frames covered
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