Total OneX Build Time: 1163.0 hours
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Workbench & Tools
Last night I was reading through the plans I realized two things: 1) I have a shortage of workbench space. The moment I take the plans (3x2’) out into the garage, I loose at least six square feet of tabletop space. 2) I’m gonna have to bend these metal parts... -
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Oil's the Word
Oil Sump This was my first task of the day. Turns out the plate holes didn’t line up with the bolts (see picture). I pulled out my drill press and widened the holes. Then it fit. However, this was the first use of the inch-pound torque wrench and I didn’t... -
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Not All Roses
It occurred to me that I might be over-simplifying the work involved in assembling the engine. It’s not quite like Legos, or Ikea furniture. It’s not all roses. There’s quite a bit of finagling, undoing, redoing, rigging, etc… Before I get into details, I took another flight lesson today for... -
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Engine Work Continues
Flywheel arrived! I got it Monday like Sonex promised but I wasn’t able to work on it until today. And boy what a productive day! Yesterday, double tailwheel lesson. Practiced all kinds of landings, even one-wheel landings…. freaky… and awesome! Today I: Married the two halves of the casing together.... -
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Shipping Shenanigans
Wondering why my missing parts were taking so long to arrive, I checked the tracking numbers on UPS and saw that two packages had been delivered to my porch in the last couple days. But there was nothing on my porch. Looking closer I saw that they had been delivered...