(8-2 step 4):
Time to prime again. I thought I'd try hanging everything
up this time so I wouldn't have to spray one side, flip, and then spray
the other... sort of kill two birds with one stone. This might
have worked had I not ran out of primer with the back side of the two
spars still to do. Besides underestimating the amount I'd need, I
also had a bit of a problem when I poured the primer mixture into the
gun's cup... apparently the needle in the gun that controls the flow of
paint was stuck open. So, as soon as the primer went into the cup
it immediately began flowing out the nozzle... not good, and made a
mess! This is why we where gloves! First reaction was to
plug the tip with my finger. Then I cycled the flow control
knob. That unstuck the needle, and then I got to quickly clean up
the mess... sometimes you just feel dumb, you know... Anyway, for
some reason I felt rushed. Probably because I was afraid I was
going to run out of primer. I couldn't just add more to the cup
since its a two part mixture that needs to sit 30min prior to
using. The result was rather sub par. I missed quite a few
spots and wound up having to remix another batch anyway. Here's a
shot of some of the pieces suspended in the garage.
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Once
the priming was done we pulled the pieces down and surveyed the
damage. There were actually quite a few missed spots. Some
places on the undersides were bad enough that we had to make an effort
to cover them up so we mixed up a small third batch and Angela used a
brush to touch up what I missed. I think I may go back to laying
everything out next time.
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While
I was getting set up for priming, Angela deburred the remainder of the
inspar ribs... fun, fun! We figured we have enough pictures
of her deburring so no Angela deburring pics here!
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(8-3 step 1): Having not seemed like
we made any "real" progress in a while we decided to assemble at least
something before calling it a night. It was getting late so the
easiest thing to "claim" was the inboar hinge bracket assembly. Making
sure the brackets were clamped to a flat surface, we used the remaining
primer to wet-set the six rivets (why not, it was just going to go to
waste anyway!) and then riveted the assembly together. Tomorrow we'll
start assembling the spars!
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