REFLECTOR: Recommended Tools for Building a Composite Aircraft

[Alex Balic]

Basics would include a big air compressor to drive a 90 degree die grinder
with 2.5 and 3" abrasive disk pad- my personal  favorite the air body saw,
in line sander, DA sander- assortment of files, sanding blocks, lots of
gloves and disposable brushes. Sharp scissors for the glass, epoxy pump,
drill press, vice, air drill, close quarter electric drill, assortment of
drill bits- a hole saw set- tubing bender, tube cutter,  roto flaring tool,
precision level / laser level with line generator head- 24" stainless steel
ruler, utility knife, dremel tool, sanding drum that will fit the electric
drill- that should get you going- I am sure some folks can chime in- but the
most used tools in my shop are the 90 degree grinder with fast loc disks -50
grit usually- and the air body saw- that thing cuts glass like butter and
with practice you can have some amazing control for all sorts of cuts- good
for cutting just about anything. You will also want to invest in a decent
wet dry vac to keep the annoying scratch dust to a minimum- you will be
tempted to blow it off with compressed air, but that just makes things worse
unless you are outside on a windy day- get some decent dust masks too while
you are at it you will be going through a lot of them too especially if you
are doing your own wings.

 

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From: reflector-bounces at tvbf.org [mailto:reflector-bounces at tvbf.org] On
Behalf Of Tom Tolton
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 7:27 PM
To: reflector at tvbf.org
Subject: REFLECTOR: Recommended Tools for Building a Composite Aircraft

 

I am new to this kit building game.  I purchased a two car garage with an
attached house. It is now heated, insulated, and has good two-part epoxy
paint on the floor.  My question is this:  What tools would you seasoned
builders recommend for building a XLFG Velocity? 

  


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