Cut and weld tabs on metal bushings to keep sleeves in place.
Aug 6
1.2hrs
Fitting of sleeves. Confirm fitting of sleeve and rubber bushings.
Aug 7
.7hrs
Measure engine mount tubing.
Aug 8
N/A (1.9hrs)
Search for tubes
Aug 10
1.1hrs
Start notching first tube for engine mount.
Aug 11
1.2hrs
Finished notching first tube.
Aug 12
.8hrs
Made pattern from first tube. Notched second tube.
Aug 13
.9hrs
Notching of third tube.
Aug 14
1.9hrs
Finished fourth tube. And first cross piece back tube.
Aug 16
1.3hrs
Second cross piece back tube and started on vertical rear tube.
Aug 17
1.1hrs
Tacked on first four tubes so that things stay in place.
Aug 18
.5hrs
Tweak fourth tube.
Aug 20
1.2hrs
Pattern: notched first side of tube for X-pieces at the top of the engine mount.
Aug 21
1hr
Notched second side of above mentioned tube. Used a 5/8" tube slide into the 3/4" tube so that I could slide the second end in and out as I notched it. Allowed me to turn the tube, after being notched, to align correctly with the first notched side.
Aug 22
1.1hr
Notched second slider tube... part of the jig.
Aug 24
1hr
Repositioned first tube I had taked... needed to be moved slightly.
Aug 27
1.1hrs
Made pattern for first angled down tube - notched and cut to fit.
Aug 28
1.5hrs
Second angled down tube - fitted up!
Aug 30
1hr
Re-made the first down tube. A much tighter fit.
Aug 31
1.2hrs
Tweaked the fit of the first down tube. Measured first cross tube.
Sep 1
1.2hrs
Notched and fitted above mentioned cross tube.
Sept 5
1hr
Test Piece!
Sept 7
1.2hrs
Notched and fitted lower cross piece.
Sept 9
1.4hrs
Made pattern for 2-piece top cross piece.
Sept 11
1.8hrs
Notched/fitted first 2-piece cross tube, pattern and notched/fitted second of 2-piece cross tube.
Sept 12
1.6hrs
First 2-piece lower tube start to finish. Second 2-piece ready for grinding.
Sept 14
1hr
Notched and fitted the second of 2-piece upper cross tube.
Sept 16
1hr
Confirmed that the engine ring is still centered, and cut pieces.
Sept 18
1hr
Started welding clusters of engine mount. Doing just small 1/4 sections of each tube. Allowing it to cool. Move to the next cluster... trying to keep the ring from moving.
Sept 19
1.4hrs
Continue welding of engine mount.
Sept 21
1.3hrs
Four more partial welds on the engine mount. Also tacked on the two 45 degree down tubes.
Sept 22
1hr
Four more partial welds.
Sept 26
1.2hr
More welding on the engine mount.
Sept 28
1.2hrs
More welding of the engine mount. Made a quick jig to hold the 2-piece upper cross tube aligned.
Sept 30
1.3hrs
Tacked, and severla partial welds on the 2-piece upper cross tube.
Oct 2
1.2hrs
More welds on 2-piece uper cross tubes, fitted and aligned 2-piece lower cross tube.
Oct 4
1.1hrs
Tweaking fitting of 2-piece lower cross piece.
Oct 5
.8hrs
NEW 2-piece lower cross piece. Tweaked the other one too much!
Oct 7
1.8hrs
Tacked and started welding on 2-piece lower piece, and welding of partical welds on other parts of the engine mount. Unbolted plywood jig from engine mount to allow easier access to a number of weld clusters.
Oct 9
2.1hrs
Continued partial welds on entire engine mount. Flipped fuselage on side...
Oct 11
1.3hrs
Welding more welding... engine mount.
Oct 12
1.1hrs
More engine mount welding...
Oct 15
1.3hrs
A little bit of welding, and flipped the fuselage for better access to weld clusters.
Oct 16
2.0hrs
More welding, and started figuring out reinforcing plate patterns.
Oct 17
2.0hrs
Tested reinforcing plate pattern. More welding
Oct 18
1.7hrs
More welding of engine mount. Flipped fuselage.
Oct 21
1.1hrs
Jigging for rotisserie for fuselage.
Oct 23
1.1hrs
Finished rotisserie.
Oct 24
1.0hrs
Flipped fuselage and evaluated.
Oct 26
1.6hrs
More welding of mount. Flip. More welding.
Oct 28
1.6hrs
Confirmed alignment of engine mount. Only moved .06 of an inch. NICE! Confirmed size of support strap again.
Oct 31
.9hrs
Cut out of .o40 4130, reinforcing strap. Filed and sanded.
Nov 3
.9hrs
Cut out second reinforcing strap.
Nov 5
2.0hrs
Modified both straps while doing the actual welding on of the straps. Will be doing in three pieces instead of one piece.
Nov 6
1.0hrs
Continued welding second reinforcing strap after making adjustment. Heating and bending more of first strap.
Nov 9
1.3hrs
Cut and fit both the upper and lower cross-piece tubes.
Nov 10
1.9hrs
Made jig (sliding tube with adjustable ends that are notched for each cluster) for vertical cross tubes.
Nov 12
1.6hrs
Cut and notched both vertical cross tubes.
Nov 15
1.4hrs
Align and tack all four cross tubes. Tacked all four on.
Nov 16
1.4hrs
Cut-off and re-tacked the Port cross tube. Started welding them.
Nov 19
1.0hrs
Cut out two more reinforcing plates.
Nov 21
1.2hrs
Welded for about 1/2 hour, then wanted to flip the fuselage on its back. Frustration in doing that. It's still sitting on its belly after forty-five minutes of trying to flip it.
Nov 23
1.0hrs
Fliped fuselage. Tacked on and heat bent third strap.
.9hrs
More bending, tacking then welding of third strap.
Nov 24
1.2hrs
Align and tack on forth strap. Finished up welding both the third and forth straps.
Nov 27
1.9hrs
Designed on CAD and cut out two new reinforcing straps. These are for the front of the engine mount.
Nov 28
1.9hrs
Heat. Bent. Tacked one of the straps. Not a good fit. Cut off the tacks. The same thing for the second try. Not a good fit.
Nov 29
1.7hrs
Forth try. Thought it was good. Got close to finishing welding it on and didn't like how it was turning out. Good welds... just not laying right on the mount tubes.
Nov 30
1.4hrs
Ground off strap.
Dec 1
.9hrs
More filing and sanding off of welds.
Dec 4
.5hrs
Welding of a few nicks that I made while filing off welds.
Dec 5
.9hrs
Filing of of weld lines I made on the 4th.
Dec 6
1.3hrs
Design and cutout of new strap for front of engine mount.
Dec 10
1.3hrs
Not happy with Dec 6th design... after cutting two of them out of .040 4130. Redesigned three new patterns. Liked one of them after trying it out. Will cut one of these out and heat, bend, tack to see if it is the ONE.
Dec 11
1.5hrs
Cut out, file then weld on newest strap.
Dec 12
1.2hrs
File excess weld from lower portion of strap. Fit and cut set of "wings" and second forward strap.
Dec 16
.9hrs
Cut wings for second forward strap. Tack on center of second forward strap.
Dec 17
1.5hrs;
Weld on strap.
Dec 18
1.4hrs
File excess weld from second strap (where wings are located) and re-design and cut out second set of wings again.
Dec 23
1.8hrs
Fully welded forward, lower straps
Dec 25
1.9hrs
Cut two new front straps and tacked them on.
Dec 27
1.2hrs
Cut and filed four wings for the reinforcing straps; two front and two rear.
1.1hrs
Welded both upper, center straps.
Dec 28
1.3hrs
Adjusted shape of both forward wings and then fully welded on both.
Dec 29
1.8hrs
Designed, and fitted four rear reinforcing wings.
Dec 30
1.1hrs
Continued welding top, rear center straps, welded on one wing.
1.2hrs
Fully welded on two wings.
Dec 31
2.2hrs
Released the engine mount from the fuselage. Started welding up the few remaining clusters that I couldn't reach.