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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:36 pmby Bryan Cotton
We started drilling the pulley brackets in tonight. Right side is good. For the left side, after I pilot drilled the extra holes in the bracket as specified by Kerry, I clecoed it on backwards. Whoops. Time to hit the Sonex online store.
Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:29 pmby Bryan Cotton
For the forward skin bend I screwed a little piece of oak to the table and put a radius on it. I used a 2x4 to clamp it down and bent it over with another 2x4 and a mallet. I wish I had used the brake. It will be good enough though. I have an 8' Tennsmith but it is over at EAA 1414 and I don't have a key.
Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 9:34 pmby Bryan Cotton
I have finished all the splice plates. Adam did the pilot drilling. I did the edge finishing, chamfering, and bending.
Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:14 pmby Sonex1517
Oh those are a pain in the.....
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:52 pmby Bryan Cotton
The part I did or what comes next?
Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:16 pmby Sonex1517
Getting them to lay flush and stay that way.
Making them wasn't that bad - getting them to have flush edges....ugh....
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Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:43 amby jmattson
Parts look great Bryan, nice to see your son getting into the action as well.
Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:11 amby Bryan Cotton
I was thinking I was tired and should go to bed. Then I saw Robbie's post and went to the hangar. I got 3 out of the 4 longerons piloted to the skins.
Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:21 amby Sonex1517
I'm hoping that was my post about the progress on 1517 that you referenced and not my post about the splice plates being a pain.... :D
Great progress Bryan!!!
Re: Cotton Waiex 191 - N191YX
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Mon Jan 20, 2014 11:59 amby Bryan Cotton
Robbie,
It was. I find present progress more inspiring than future problems!