9-1-2007

 

Ongoing Progress

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We had company during this 2 week period so I only found one note Bob sent during this time ... which is right, he was enjoying the Waddle's company!  Kath

 

9-10-2007 12:40 PM  Lifting Eye's

I wasn't happy with the lifting eye's I had build and manually cut. So last week Jim Waddle and I went and got some new aluminum, took it to my machinist and had the larger lifting eye hole cut, radiused. The picture is one lifting eye polished (right side) and another one before polished (left side)
 
Today they called to say they were done. Brought them home and drilled the attachment holes and polished the aluminum. This is how one of the four turned out.
 
I also had the new thrust bearing (third one) honed to slide up and down the propeller shaft. After bringing it home, I got brave and slide it up and down the shaft - perfect - the last time I did this, it got stuck and I had to use my carbon fiber cutter to cut it off the shaft.
 
The rudder is back from the machinist and looks very good. The quadrant for the steering pulley's is back and installed on the rudder. I think today I will go get the rest of the bolts needed for the skid fin, rudder and lifting eye's.
 
Tick marks are flying off the WBS (Boeing project management term for "Work Breakdown Structure").
 
Positive progress - YIPPEE!!!!!!!!!

 

 

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