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Practice Kits
April 15, 2020May 17, 2020 Jesse

Getting started on the practice kits

I had ordered both the toolbox and wing section kit. Those come with an additional practice kit. Sort of a

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The Workshop
April 10, 2020April 10, 2020 Jesse

DRDT2

What a great Saturday for a road trip! Once I received word from Paul from Experimental Aero in Tuscon that

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The Workshop
March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 Jesse

Cleveland Main Squeeze Kit

Received a pretty exciting tool today, the Cleveland Main Squeeze rivet squeezer. I got the kit version, which includes: 3″

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Practice Kits
March 3, 2020May 1, 2020 Jesse

Van’s Practice Kits Have Arrived!

The first parts from the Mother-ship have arrived! To start out, I got both the toolbox and wing section kits.

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The Workshop
March 3, 2020May 20, 2020 Jesse

Setting-Up Shop

There are several initial things I’ve been able to take care of right away for my shop. I added two

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The Workshop
March 3, 2020December 7, 2020 Jesse

Building EAA Table

In preparation for my build, I set out to do what many others who have come before me have done…

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Education
February 23, 2020March 5, 2020 Jesse

EAA Sheet Metal Basics Class

What a great class! I just completed this two-day weekend class that did a very good job of introducing all

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