Still working on the plane, just not on the tank. Can't do the center ribs on the tank until Bekah is available so waiting until this weekend for that. Since I have the time and want to continue to make progress I have worked the left top skin. Removed the vinyl over the top surface rivet lines (using a soldering iron and a straight edge), deburred and dimpled the entire surface. Also, I scotchrighted the edges with my die grinder and the tiny scotchbright wheel to deburr them.
I am waiting for the Cleaveland edge roller before dimpling the leading edge of the top skin, and the top edge where the two skins overlap. I really want to have nice edges.. Now I wish I had waited on the leading edges for the tool, but oh well, it will still look nice and you live and learn right ?
Oh, and from Mike Nipp's site on my home page, I leared this great little trick for removing vinyl from large skins. Roll it off with a dowel, then slice it off the dowel with a utility nife..
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