CH-750 Super Duty Elevator Build (Ep5)

[@can5projects563]

you are a real professional and your build it is looking great hello from Australia

[@JoesRCCorner]

Great video. Looking forward to all the rest of your videos. I am learning a lot for my Cruzer build

[@davidrobins4025]

I appreciate how you include the little tips about doing certain things to make sure the parts go together correctly. Thank you. Another good clear video / sound.

[@toddr2265]

You make it look easy Mark. Thanks

[@orbitalair2103]

yes, consider adding an hour 'count' of all the time we are not seeing for one or 2 videos. certainly having most of the holes done is a real time saver. Zenith seems to be leading the way in this area. I want a Kolb.

[@stevenmason9299]

Thanks for putting all of the hard work into these videos for us.

[@Know-Way]

Great videos! It's nice to see your attention to detail.

[@garyjones6914]

Thank you Sir!

[@MannyCamRS]

Another awesome video.

[@dominicdiclemente8877]

Think about how much lighter the unprimed piece will be after it rusts away :)

[@bing4342]

Enjoyed every episodes! Very interested in your setup for the GoPro mount. Can you provide some details in the next episode? Such as the size of thread, distance between the 2 thread hole. I could not figure out what mounting accessory that you are going to use to mount a GoPro between the 2 nutplates. Please! Thank you.

[@johnfisk4666]

It looks like the plans and instructions are better than the Cruzer. is that right or just different looking?

[@lynngrimm995]

In one of your planning videos, you mentioned you will be putting in auto-pilot for longer camping trips. I assume servos will be installed when you are at the stage for installing control cables and such, but is there anything to be aware of at this point of assembly if one is planning for auto-pilot? PS: Your Blue Angel was the final straw for me and I wrote a check for a Cruzer airframe last week - my first build.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Awesome Lynn-congrats on the Cruzer! To answer your question-no. The servos will connect to the control tubes located in the fuselage so there is nothing autopilot related mounted in the tail.

[@Beautifulstrangerbeerfairy]

Hi, was really happy to find your build page. Love the attention to detail. What size nut plates did you use for your go-pro mount?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

8-32

[@PeteSnipe]

Good to see primer in use. Do you plan to use jointing compound? I feel most uneasy about your 'file' deburring technique, - surely that removes more alclad than is desirable? I am enjoying you build videos, please keep it up. Thank you. Pete

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

I might be wrong, but I believe all the parts are straight 6061, so the material should be consistent throughout.

[@PeteSnipe]

@@AnonyMous-jf4lcI strand corrected. I think I had 2024 in mind. Regards, Pete

[@wb6anp]

this 6061 in bare, no clad like 2024, it is more corrosion resistant than 2024.

[@jerrymiller8785]

How & where do you apply primer? Do you have your own paint booth?

[@wb6anp]

Don't you just love it, You clean up the shop and still can't find anything?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I always put things away so I'll know right where they are located. Then I can never remember where 'away' was!

[@wb6anp]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast Just got my Landing lights installed and tested in my slats,. Next step, start on building wings, Lots of ribs to make so should take me a while.

[@keithrogers5832]

Are you going to squeeze any of the rivets, I love how meticulous you are, a man once asked me if he could help me build my aircraft and I thought to myself, I wouldn't let him install my toilet now why would I want him to help me, but you my friend are one of the few.

[@user-tl5fi9lz9z]

Is there a reason to start the kit build with the tail sections?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Really you can build any part you want first. But usually people start with the smaller pieces because they are easier to manage, and they are smaller and cheaper to replace if you screw something up while leaning new skills. For me, Once I get to the fuselage, I feel like I'm on the home stretch. It would sort of suck to build the fuselage, start installing engines and panels, and then have to build wings, tail pieces, flaperons, slats, etc...

[@imtimrich]

Just wondering, pop rivets are called out in the print.I like your organization

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Yes. The Zenith airplane kits are designed and engineered around the pulled rivets.

[@imtimrich]

Kitplane Enthusiast thanks for your reply, I’m an A&P mechanic for Boeing structural test in HB California. I like your work especially rounding sharp corners!

[@cebroschriseberhart7557]

One question that has been on my mind for quite some time watching home build videos is when a person chooses to prime the airplane wouldn’t that create a gap that would be susceptible to motion and thereby wearing away creating separation between the parts. Should you assemble the parts then primed the piece as a whole? That would cover the seams.

[@andrewmattox1233]

The amount of force, and the surface area involved, I think the primer would be adequately "squished" to prevent any sort of motion. *The pull rivets are applying enough force to rip off the excess aluminum Not sure what the elasticity of aluminum is right off, but the rivet is under tension. Using the primer as a "sealant" also seems reasonable.

[@johnreed8872]

Hey Mark.. thanks for the update , always helpful ! Just wondering how the flight to and from Missouri went?? Looks like they had a good turnout.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Yes the turn out for the Homecoming was great. The flight was awesome too!

[@planesplanes2863]

on that particular piece, priming added 7% weight

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Just think how all that weight would start to add up on every part of the plane! Those ounces sure start to add up!

[@SpyGeorgilis]

Nice work as always. Question: what do you do to remember which side is up on those end ribs, after the priming obliterates the sharpie markings? Thanks.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

The outside of the ribs were not primed since they will get primed during paint. Even if you did prime the outside, once you are familiar with them you can see the difference and would know which way is up.

[@SpyGeorgilis]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast Duh... of course. Should have though it through before asking. Thanks

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

You would benefit from a set of transfer punches. I avoid drilling through an already established hole, especially in soft metals, as much as possible. Using a transfer punch is a good way to put a dimple in centered where you want to drill. You can then avoid the potential of making your existing hole over-sized. This is really important when the existing hole you may enlarge will be on the head end of the rivet. If the hole ends up over-sized, the rivet may allow some later movement to exist.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Maybe you can explain here how well a transfer push would work when the tip of the punch is about 5 times taller than the aluminum with the original hole??

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast you can use a strap duplicator for thin metal, or, where you do need to hit it hard, make a guide by drilling a piece of thicker stock. Align, clamp, punch.

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

After rereading my comment, I would like to apologize for the way I composed it. I was focused more on the potential enlargement of the hole than focusing on the fact that I should probably disengage machinist level tolerance A.D.D.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

@@AnonyMous-jf4lc It's possible to match drill as in the video without enlarging the original hole. You just need to be careful!

[@marksmith7896]

Like !!!!!

[@kevindrapola7838]

We know you are having fun and I might of missed your estimated build time.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I'm hoping about 2 years.

[@toddr2265]

It's only going to take him 6 months to build it, filming it all adds 2 extra years.

[@mhilderbrand7693]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast Unless your really planning on customizing / detailing, like on your Cruzer, I figured you would have it on the gear in 6 months and flying in a year :)

[@carlylea]

I highly doubt you will miss place any other parts for the rest of the build.

[@SpyGeorgilis]

A lot of kit builders do warn against neglecting to organize parts before the build, precisely for this reason: losing time looking for stuff. I think he's doing supremely well in this regard, compared to some others.

[@toddr2265]

I was thinking during his inventory that instead of just checking off items you could use a letter code for where you're going to store it.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Actually the parts are fairly well organized in the boxes. One box had most of the wing parts and the other box has most of the fuselage parts. If you would lay out all 2,000 parts in an easy to find way, please post pics so I can see how you do it!

[@billmunstedt1331]

Thanks for the Vid!! - Were you going to name the vid with (EP5) in the title.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Oh I forgot to put (EP5) in the title. Is that what you were asking? I've just added it-thanks!

[@billmunstedt1331]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast Yep. Vids are great.

[@twistedhippie7608]

What primer are you using Sir?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Primer is detailed in a previous episode.

[@twistedhippie7608]

I remember one of my instructors telling me it’s not a ruler it’s a scale, 😂! I also remember saying ruler every once in a while just to see his eyes twitch! 🤣 anybody else?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Good-I'm going to keep calling it a ruler and see if your head explodes! LOL!!

[@wb6anp]

My dad, a Lockheed Sheetmetal mechanic and shop supervisor, always called them steel rules.

[@alistaircox3363]

Why are you not put primer all over internal surfaces??

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Already answered

[@jefish]

I was going to say "camera mount," but I'd have expected a top-bottom nut placement vs front-back. Oh well. :)

[@faramog]

tent .. you sleeping in the hanger ?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Nope-just got back from the Zenith fly-in and I was letting the tent dry out. Not a bad idea though to move into the hangar!

[@faramog]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast ha ha ... I did an intro over 3 days building (most) of a wing ... a real eye opener to how much detail and how many tools needed .. was fun though .... went in a 750stol last year and hopefully a cruzer soon ... still deciding if I am too lazy to build ... great vids though

[@bibrakc]

5:34 millennial music

[@can5projects563]

are you sleeping in your workshop??