Starting to BUILD the Aft SUPER DUTY Fuselage (Ep22)

In this video we will complete the aft fuselage carry-through spar. It was actually a lot of work to make this small piece. I've also noticed that a lot of the tedious work that I had to do on the Cruzer is already completed at the factory on the Super Duty! I love how Zenith continues to make these airplanes faster and easier to build.
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[@jvftools]

for the rivets that you are adapting/ sanding filing, if you drop them in before you tighten the screws on that part, you don't need to file or sand them. They just drop in.

[@MRJSWORKSHOP]

The artists at work, nothing like seeing small components come together to create a part of the project. It is so satisfying to see a part completed. appreciate all the details in the instruction manuals and figures it really helps to put this project together. Thanks again for the detail video! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@davelastowski2158]

I enjoy your videos very much..im not building a plane but wow. You put so much confidence out there that ya. I could build a real plane...except for the money part...dave from newmarket ontario canada

[@imtimrich]

I use a box wrench, add a small piece of Tape on the head to get into hard to get to spots. It’s looking great 👍

[@kellypyatt3144]

Just saves time

[@oliviermolinari]

There is an easy way to remove grooves from your scotch brite wheel. You take a small plank to which you glue a 80 grit sand paper, you rest the edge of the plank on your workbenche below the wheel the sand psper facing up, then you press up the part of the plank with sand paper on it to the wheel. You will then be able to shave your scotch brite wheel and have it flat again. Hope it is clear.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

That is true. The problem is that those grooves really come in handy for cleaning the edges of aluminum! I just need to get a second one!

[@russellsmith3825]

I wondered if there was a good way to dress the edge

[@davidrobins4025]

Some great tips in this video. Thanks again for the well done job.

[@homertalk]

I like how you adapt. If I was to come across miss matching holes I think I would spend a lot of unproductive time on what went wrong.

[@RafMov]

Thanks for posting,👍👍👍

[@johngood3163]

Great! We'll watch it tonight over dinner. Would you offer in one of these videos, for example, how much time you consumed building the fuselage (of course when you've completed that section). Zenith told me their quick build, which is essentially the fuselage, saves about 250-300 build hours. My sense watching your work on this section and the three videos on this same section at homebuilthelp.com might suggest the time to build the fuselage is less than 250-300 hours.

[@whathasxgottodowithit3919.]

Great job

[@JoesRCCorner]

Great Video. Looking forward to the next one...

[@danielbasovitch5087]

We Need to come up with something to do with all those thousands of rivet shafts you dispose of in your build! A sculpture or something.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I always thought they would be useful for model railroaders. They could use them as fence posts.

[@jasonwilliams4520]

I worked in factory once and they collected them to recycle.

[@joseruiz-Joecool]

Use a magnet to pick up the rivet stems, it's faster and easier.

[@karlthompson1961]

Good work Mr.👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧

[@kellypyatt3144]

Dropping your rivet tailings in a cup will eliminate having to pick them up off your bench or floor

[@user-tl5fi9lz9z]

You call that a mess? You should see my wood shop!

[@darrenweston6056]

Mark can I see holes in the rear of the top cross member if so what are they for? Have they improved the seatbelt to 4 point unlike the Cruzer or I’m I seeing things. Looking like another great build

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Because of the top window over the jumpiest, there is more structure on the top skin. The holes yo are referring to on the aft part of the spar are where a bracket attached that connects a large "U" channel to the underside of the top skin. I did buy the 4-point harness and I believe they attach somewhere up there too-I'll have to wait to see how they attach until I get to that step.

[@rocroc]

Interesting...I am the 36th person to see the video and there are 4 thumbs up and no thumbs down and eight comments. That means some folks are overlooking the evaluation. That evaluation is important to viewership credit. I would want to improve that stat.

[@bambocaw]

Just curious, are you keeping track of how many rivets are used or do the plans already say how many are used?

[@DrT_MD]

I asked Sebastian Heintz at the open house. He told me it’s around 7000.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

In the inventory sheet it lists something like 7,000 A5 rivets and 7,000 A4 rivets. But no, the plans do not tell you the total amount of rivets.

[@bambocaw]

@@KitplaneEnthusiast thanks that’s really something. Again it’s a joy watching you assemble this plane.

[@mhilderbrand7693]

FWIW... my rivet stem container filled up yesterday. My son decided to count them. 3400 + rivet stems, and that is on the Cruzer Elevator, HS, Rudder, and the bottom wing skins.

[@bambocaw]

@@mhilderbrand7693 crazy! Lol

[@woodyahh2110]

Don't understand why they make this in pc's that you have to rivet Why not solid tubing ?

[@PaulBrown-sv7vm]

You've probably mentioned before but what are the specs for your air compressor used to power your tools ?

[@thomascammarato7769]

Try this put a magnet in a baggy to pick up all your pop rivet nails, place over your blue container and remove the magnet

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

Great idea!

[@russellsmith3825]

If the stems are ferrous you could use this. Amazon also sells a longer reach version so you don't have to bend over www.amazon.com/dp/B00HTN659G/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_fabc_LNR0FbEP1DFKV

[@telliott100]

What grit Scotch Brite Wheel do you use for cleaning up the edges?

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

I don't know-I got this wheel a long time ago in a Vans RV tool kit.

[@danielbasovitch5087]

Mark, are ALL the rivets on the plane "CHERRY" type POP rivets? DO you fill in the Heads around the popped shaft and the mushroom head with anything to make them flush before painting? So that they look finished like a solid Bucked rivet.

[@KitplaneEnthusiast]

There are some solid rivets, but those are bucked at the factory.

[@thomasaltruda]

Daniel, I don’t believe they are “Cherry” or “Cherry Max” rivets, but they are structural rivets from the factory that they determine are strong enough. I don’t know if they are self plugging, I believe they are, but I’m not building a Zenith myself. I’ve flown them and they retain the pulled rivet look, they aren’t flush.

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

Is there any concern about checking the corners for square before tightening the bolts and adding the rivets?

[@itsonlymoney2931]

No everything is set at the correct angle, that's why it is predrilled ,

[@AnonyMous-jf4lc]

@@itsonlymoney2931 pretty cool! Must be a bear to get those bolts in if they are drilled that tight!

[@itsonlymoney2931]

@@AnonyMous-jf4lc No since the part's are all done on the CNC, if you use clecoes to hold the parts in place, Might have to run a drill bit threw just to clean but that should be it.

[@kevindrapola7838]

Love the videos and is that a Raymond Burr ?

[@johnreed8872]

Hey Mark , is there a torque value specified in the manual? Or do you use standard values , or ' tight then a little more '? Thanks for keeping them coming!

[@waytooslow]

wish you showed the complete assembly -- will wait for next episode