danieldorgan
Active Member
Steal a man's wallet and he will be broke for a day. Teach a man to fly and he will be broke for the rest of his life. There's some truth to that as building a Sonerai has turned into an adventure.
So far it has consisted of organizing the garage (buying shelving), building the workbenches and purchasing tools. Speaking fo the garage - it turns out there's only a single outlet hidden among the mess. I am soliciting bids from electricians to upgrade the main house panel and outlets. Can't run any decent work lighting or tools off a single outlet when the FIOS Internet box and watering system share the circuit.
I chose to use TIG welding in spite of the cost as I have wanted to learn TIG/MIG for some time - why not now? Going much slower than anticipated as my funding for my wife's job at TWU was not included in the new budget. Started a side gig to make my airplane money and have a quarterly stock share vestiture coming up. Keeping an eye on Youtube videos and this forum are keeping me motivated.
I should start the actual build process this summer with a purchase of the fuselage tubing.
So far it has consisted of organizing the garage (buying shelving), building the workbenches and purchasing tools. Speaking fo the garage - it turns out there's only a single outlet hidden among the mess. I am soliciting bids from electricians to upgrade the main house panel and outlets. Can't run any decent work lighting or tools off a single outlet when the FIOS Internet box and watering system share the circuit.
I chose to use TIG welding in spite of the cost as I have wanted to learn TIG/MIG for some time - why not now? Going much slower than anticipated as my funding for my wife's job at TWU was not included in the new budget. Started a side gig to make my airplane money and have a quarterly stock share vestiture coming up. Keeping an eye on Youtube videos and this forum are keeping me motivated.
I should start the actual build process this summer with a purchase of the fuselage tubing.