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Build log for an RV-10

By
Jae Chang
web@jline.com

Contents (Index)
These are links to the major kits for the project.

Section 45: Cabin Doors and Transparencies (5 hours)

I started the "final" fitting of the doors. This involved basically drawing a line around the entire door about 1/16th to 1/8th inch in to just trim off slight bits.

The main problem is that you do not know how much to trim, until you have trimmed too far. Thus, i figured it is better to take off small increments than to try to do it all at once.

I reached a point where the door edge no longer was the binding point. The door frame now needed trimming because it was touching the inside door shell. Thus, I shifted to drawing lines on the door frame for sanding down, to approx. a 1/8th gap.

The pictures below show my favorite tool and the most used, besides the drill. I have been able to cut almost anything and now i am sanding using the same tool. I have the craftsman clone of the rotozip, but i may buy a rotozip to have a spare around. That way I do not have to swap out tool heads as much.

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