The plans call out for a 1/8" space so I used an 1/8" drill to set the spacing.
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To ensure accurate alignment when drilling through thick stock, I pre-align the holes w/ the appropriate rivets and then cleco the parts together.
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Parts inspecting yielded one damaged part - the center section bottom skin. I notified Van's and they sent a replacement w/o cost. I also had some extra bags of h/w and Van's said to just hang on to them.
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The fuselage crates all cut up and ready for disposal. Now, where is that "friendly dumpster"? Seriously, I kinda which I had kept the crate and put in some shelves for temporarily storing parts. Oh well....
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Parts, parts, parts and inventory, inventory, inventory.
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Hmmm, something is funny here. The arrows indicate the crate is upright, but the skids indicate the box is upside down.
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The fuselage kit arrives! Fortunately, the ABF receiving is about 20 minutes from work saving me the $$$ of delivery.
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