February 9, 2008 - Ramp Baffles, Rage Gold Filler
Another long-lived item on the to-do
list. I riveted the two nut plates on the firewall recess. The
center cabin cover screws into these nutplates. I thought these were
going to be tough to rivet, but then I realized I could easily back-rivet
them. Which I
did.
I made two foam pieces to go
underneath the fuel line that runs along the fuse floor from the fuel
selector valve to the aux fuel pump. After two unsuccessful tries, I
found the Dremel rotary cutter bit worked pretty well at making a
half-circle channel through the
foam.
Hard at work match-drilling.
Later on, I set him up with some scrap stock, and he did some dimpling and riveting, both with the Main Squeeze and the Gun.
No, I didn't barf on my
workbench.
I bought a gallon of Evercoat Rage
Gold a couple of years ago and I'm finally getting around to trying
it out. The main portion is a yellow-orange color. Mixing it
with a little dark blue hardener gives you this beautiful shade of
green.
Rage Gold is a highly-regarded
lightweight filler. I was expecting it to be something I could brush
on. But its much thicker, and you have to apply it with a putty
knife. At least I
did.
It dries quickly. You only have five minutes or so to apply it. On the other hand, you can sand it after 20 minutes. It feathers nicely.
I built quite a few plastic model airplanes in my younger days and Rage Gold is basically the same thing as the "Green Stuff" I used to use on the plastic models.
