Steven Winn's Blog – October 2012 Archive (10)

Bubble Door Latches

Latches for the rear corner of the doors. Made from 1/4" stainless hyd tubing. Silver soldered in a "bullet tip".

Door flanges are bowed, creating gaps. Haven't decided what to do about it (if anything).…

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Added by Steven Winn on October 29, 2012 at 9:31pm — No Comments

Windshield Secure

Seam sealing completed after this pic. Finished this up around 1:30 am last night.

Added by Steven Winn on October 28, 2012 at 8:49am — 1 Comment

Compass error fixed

Compass and Dynon both dead on West.  Yeah!

Made this de-Gaussing coil by wrapping a bunch of magnet wire around a coffee can. I didn't make enough wraps to plug straight into the wall, coil got hot. Had to use the variac. This thing will magnetize or…

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Added by Steven Winn on October 27, 2012 at 6:59pm — No Comments

Windscreen final install

Added by Steven Winn on October 25, 2012 at 7:42pm — No Comments

Almost finished painting

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Added by Steven Winn on October 24, 2012 at 7:52pm — 1 Comment

A Bit More Paint

Added by Steven Winn on October 23, 2012 at 8:56pm — 1 Comment

Fuselage primed

Almost ready for final finish.…

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Added by Steven Winn on October 22, 2012 at 6:40pm — No Comments

Both Wings Painted

Painted the right hand wing today. Fuselage is etched and ready for prime.

Got my Biennial Flight Review last week.I am extremely inspired to complete this project.…

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Added by Steven Winn on October 21, 2012 at 7:47pm — No Comments

Wings Removed for paint

Time to paint fuselage and final install windscreen. The aircraft really fills up the shop when assembled. It's nice to walk around without ducking under the wings.

Flaperons, slats, and struts primed.…

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Added by Steven Winn on October 8, 2012 at 9:22pm — No Comments

My Shop

Some of the tools I have used to build the 701

Grob 24" I converted to single phase(replaced motor and added gbox). Very useful for airplane building.

South Bend Heavy 10 tool room lathe with taper attachment. Knobs are painted with wife's old…

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Added by Steven Winn on October 8, 2012 at 9:04pm — No Comments

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