My younger son has not been interested in the Waiex yet. We have been working on a project of his own design. It is a chance to put tools in his hands - saws, files, drills, and so on. Today he used the hand nibbler to make wheelpant mounts and had his first experience keeping the drill from walking...
We finished riveting the skeletons together. I drilled on the hinges tonight. I made a little tool to help with the drilling - a piece of furring strip with a groove to clear the hinge. Deleted photos for quota
When I used to work at Sikorsky, Q/A was an important part of the job. Inspectors independently go over the work of others to ensure it is up to standard. The first step in quality, however, is to be critical of your own work. Quality is built in, not inspected in. The other day my 12 year old was u...
We had a similar switch on our tow reels at Harris Hill where I used to tow gliders. You would flip the switch on in the pattern once you were below 100 mph and were supposed to turn it off when it was retracted. Easy to miss, when the motor stalls for a bit the switch trips and you can hear it at l...