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Permalink Reply by John Austin on April 19, 2012 at 3:53pm

Julius,

On the table ... I actually built two tables. One is a stationary, braced-leg table 3' x 10' (you can make the top out of one 4 x 8' sheet of plywood), and the other is 4' x 4' rolling table. The rolling table was built to be exactly the same height as the stationary table. What you'll find early in the build is that you need a longer-than-10' table building the fuselage sides (you can roll the smaller table up to the end of the long table as an extension), but once the fuselage is built, you really don't need but a 10' table. The rolling table can then be moved about as a smaller work table that you can position right alongside the fuselage - real handy to hold rivets, clecos, tools, etc. - saves a lot of steps!

I built the rolling table 4' x 4' and used 1/2 a sheet of plywood to make a dolly with larger casters underneath, and then simply built a 4' x 4' table right on top of the dolly. That way, you get a second storage shelf underneath the table, and again, it can all be cut from one sheet of plywood. Both tables were framed with 2 x 4 lumber.

I happened to have a roll of heavy kraft paper 36" wide, so I topped the long table with the paper, using staples on the end and tape on the sides. That gives you a nice, clean surface that you can write and make notes on, mark measurements on, etc. When it gets really messed up, just tear it off and put another sheet on!

Good luck and have fun!

John

 

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Permalink Reply by Bob McDonald on April 19, 2012 at 9:47pm

I used the top of the crate as a table. After that two 14ft X 4"X4" steel squares, and six 6 ft X 4"X4" steel squares, and 4 $10 steel folding saw horses should be all you need. The CH750 is a CNC match hole drilled kit, so no special jigs or tables required. 

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Permalink Reply by david shrader on April 19, 2012 at 10:53pm

Julius
We biased our table on the sheeting size and went bigger with standard lumber dimensions I.e. 4x12 aluminum = 8x16 table. The height was set to where we didn't have to be bent over when working at the table (older guys have a hard time straightening up after being bent over too long)
If I had to do it again I'd quick build instead of scratch build, not that it wasn't fun (it was fantistic and rewarding) but it's been a long haul an I'm ready to fly.
I'm not sure what you want to know when you asked about organization but tools wise we have a standing rule that tools are put back at the end of the day. As far as assembly goes we had all sub-assemblys made trimmed pre-drilled etc. before we built anything.... Since the photo assy. guide follows a logical progression we started at the beginning and are just following it from first to last.

Dave

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Permalink Reply by Chris Aysen on April 20, 2012 at 9:44am

Julius - What is the age group of the students?

Chris

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