I spent some time cleaning up the mess I made in the tent last 3 years boat building, still need to organize some tools and get the dust off all the shelving/benches.
I have a 14'x35" strongback made from 2x8s and sheeted with plywood, thinking I might stick legs under it and a couple sheets of plywood to make a big table for working on this winter. Would give me a nice 6" overhang maybe reinforced with 2x4s or something.... or maybe just cut down some mdf and cover the existing size, the current sheeting is in pretty rough shape.
Started watching the homebuilt help videos, need to rip them to a usb stick before I scratch any of the disks. Was trying to think and I cant remember the last time I used disks for watching anything.
The plans arrived yesterday. Zenith included the SD assembly manual and the 750STOL blueprints with some parts in the horizontal and elevator pages highlighted. I assume those are the ones for me to start building, but sent roger an email to verify.
Starting to make a tentative list of stuff to order before I start, some tools some supplies, etc....
I found a list someone had made where they estimated the aluminum they would need for their 750stol,
9 sheets .016
10 sheets .020
3 sheets .025
2 sheets .032
1 sheet .040
1 sheet .063
1/8" and 5/32" avex countersunk rivets (how many of each to start with?)
1/8" and 5/32" clecos (how many of each?)
Pneumatic and hand rivet pullers with Zenair modified heads
Probably one of the Builders tool kits off Aircraft Spruce (is there a better place to look for the basics bundled together?)
Cleco Pliers
Metric squares and straight edges
Compass and Protractor
Assorted pencils and pens
Snips and olfa knife
Belt sander
Band Saw
Drill Press
Router Table
Vise
A couple extra sheets of 3/4" plywood for making form blocks
Once I have a pretty good list together and finished, then negotiations with my wife begin

I have laid the ground work by buying her a brand new retro scooter like she has always dreamed of, and she is expecting a big lump cost starting out this project, but still I need to be wise with it.
I own or have access to most of the tools at work already, but want to be doing most of this at home, starting in our boat building tent and moving into our new shop next fall when it is done.
The boats were pretty much just skill saw, table saw, hand held router and random orbital sander, I do have some misc. stuff xactos, dremil, hammers, wrenches, sockets, cordless drills, etc.... but nothing really focused toward sheet metal at home.
We have a local Aircraft Spruce warehouse (about 10% higher prices than the southern warehouses) so I will use it as my base price when shopping around for best prices. Not sure how realistic it is, but hoping to start with around $5-6k of supplies and keep the average going forward to under $750 a month.