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Main Spar Jig

Quick Tips

  • NEVER, NEVER, EVER throw away a piece of scrap wood whether aircraft grade or not. No matter how dirty no matter how small etc. When building an airplane. It is amazing how many jigs, fixtures etc can be made with old scrap wood. It can be used for wedges, and many other things if you are creative ~ Ray W

  • Always visit www.osprey2.com often, you never know when you will discover that nugget that has held up construction. ~cdngoose

 

General

Another Beading Tool

Press Brake

Forming pliers

Crimp Pliers

8 ft Home Depot Brake

Flange Finder Tool

3 Point Harness

Layout Gauge

Bench Mounted dimpling/rivet tool ~ coming soon

Fuselage Dolly

Quick Tools you can Make ~ several idea's you can use

Home made High Speed Drill

 Page 1 / Page 2 ~ Plans to build a small Brake 

Build A Hot-Wire for your fiberglass Styrofoam

Build an Arc Welder for your shop. ~ custom make your own trailer ~ I did, cdngoose

Cutting Aluminum Sheet

Spiral Tube Cutter ~ Roll your own tubes.