Reference Post #5.1 of this thread.
https://bearhawkforums.com/forum/new...lf/69673-hello
A note in my workshop says.
"Gumption = Positive Psychotic Energy. Treasure it. Preserve it. Know what builds it and what sucks it away."
I got my kit in 2017, but started scratch building in 2015. I've learned a thing or two about myself. I saw a post by Pbruce and thought a topic of Gumption was worth discussing. (he wrote "I've spent weeks where others have spent days.")
I've been there. I am there. Slow is ok for me. I like building and I like good quality. I like learning and skill building and tools. But I dont like time based goals because they are incompatible with education, and quality for me.
I don't let issues build up....issue can lurk over me and become negative energy. When Gumption is high the shop is exciting to get back into. I dont like leaving it. I keep track of what what feeds my gumption and what sucks it away.
Your side window issue is solvable. I know at least two LSA builders who separated there window frames (drill out out the rivets) and covered over the inner frame then mounted the window and outer frame on top of the fabric. I know of another who added material between the two frames and reassembled them prior to covering.
I'm coving the fuselage right now. I've ripped out my interior and re-did it due to quality issues. The worse part was contemplating ripping it out. Peace and a general good feeling was experienced when I heard the first ripping sound. I learned about Stewarts Glue by doing this too. I also ripped off my exterior cover about two weeks ago. That cost was abbot $130 for fabric including shipping and a month of work. This is an educational experience, and I need education, and I work alone and so this is the cost of doing business and improving skills and knowledge.
An example....
In the first photo I buried the forward Flap Cable Fairlead (this was my second try at covering this fairlead...you can see the repair) and it was not possible to service/replaced the flap cable without doing a fabric repair in the future. This was one of nine issues I identified with the exterior fabric after I tried to fabricate an inspection panel to prevent redoing the exterior fabric (which took two days to do) The second photo show what I finished yesterday. I now like what I have.
If I focus on the task at hand, I do well and enjoy and learn and get better, Gumption stays high, and I look forward to heading out to the shop. I know if I were in your shoes and I wanted 1/8" thick windows, drilling out the first rivet would be tough. The second would be easy and the project would be making headway. Gumption would build.
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https://bearhawkforums.com/forum/new...lf/69673-hello
A note in my workshop says.
"Gumption = Positive Psychotic Energy. Treasure it. Preserve it. Know what builds it and what sucks it away."
I got my kit in 2017, but started scratch building in 2015. I've learned a thing or two about myself. I saw a post by Pbruce and thought a topic of Gumption was worth discussing. (he wrote "I've spent weeks where others have spent days.")
I've been there. I am there. Slow is ok for me. I like building and I like good quality. I like learning and skill building and tools. But I dont like time based goals because they are incompatible with education, and quality for me.
I don't let issues build up....issue can lurk over me and become negative energy. When Gumption is high the shop is exciting to get back into. I dont like leaving it. I keep track of what what feeds my gumption and what sucks it away.
Your side window issue is solvable. I know at least two LSA builders who separated there window frames (drill out out the rivets) and covered over the inner frame then mounted the window and outer frame on top of the fabric. I know of another who added material between the two frames and reassembled them prior to covering.
I'm coving the fuselage right now. I've ripped out my interior and re-did it due to quality issues. The worse part was contemplating ripping it out. Peace and a general good feeling was experienced when I heard the first ripping sound. I learned about Stewarts Glue by doing this too. I also ripped off my exterior cover about two weeks ago. That cost was abbot $130 for fabric including shipping and a month of work. This is an educational experience, and I need education, and I work alone and so this is the cost of doing business and improving skills and knowledge.
An example....
In the first photo I buried the forward Flap Cable Fairlead (this was my second try at covering this fairlead...you can see the repair) and it was not possible to service/replaced the flap cable without doing a fabric repair in the future. This was one of nine issues I identified with the exterior fabric after I tried to fabricate an inspection panel to prevent redoing the exterior fabric (which took two days to do) The second photo show what I finished yesterday. I now like what I have.
If I focus on the task at hand, I do well and enjoy and learn and get better, Gumption stays high, and I look forward to heading out to the shop. I know if I were in your shoes and I wanted 1/8" thick windows, drilling out the first rivet would be tough. The second would be easy and the project would be making headway. Gumption would build.
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