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pacificpainting(at)comcas
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 4:48 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

Listers,

  

  I am trying to figure out a simple way to  store finished components in a relatively small space. My shop is  about 25  x 26 feet. I have windows on 2 sides and an overhead door on 1 side. The other  wall is already full.  What are you guys doing to store flaps, slats,  elevator etc. I don't want to take anything to the hangar until I paint. Trying  to find a good way to store overhead or? Any ideas?

  

  

 Dave in Salem

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Jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:00 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

Dave, I built a storage cart to store my wings (with ailerons), horizontal stab/elevator, and flaps.  It is covered with a tarp and I keep it outdoors.  Contact me off line if you are interested and I will send you a drawing of what I built.

 

 Jay in Dallas, working on XL fuselage

n4546v(at)mindspring.com
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

Hello Dave:

     The dining room is the best  place to store airplane parts.  In the attached pic you can see ZA parts  and metal in the background, newly upholsterd Bonanza seats on the floor to the  right, and a Bonanza ruddervator on the dining room table.

     Again the dining room is the  safest place for the parts, not necessarily the safest place for the  builder.

  

     Special note:  My wife just  moved the rolled metal into the dining room out of the garage so she could pull  her car into the garage!

  

 Regards,

  

 Randy L. Thwing, Las Vegas, NV   do not  archive

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   Listers,

    

    I am trying to figure out a simple way to    store finished components in a relatively small space. My shop is  about    25 x 26 feet. I have windows on 2 sides and an overhead door on 1 side. The    other wall is already full.  What are you guys doing to store flaps,    slats, elevator etc. I don't want to take anything to the hangar until I    paint. Trying to find a good way to store overhead or? Any ideas?

    

    

   Dave in Salem

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admin(at)arachnidrobotics
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

    If you're like most of us, you've got 4' X 12' worth of un-used storage space beneath your assembly table.  I've found it a great space to store the entire tail assembly, as well as the larger skins and longerons.  I added three levels (1'-6" tall each) of shelves to contain it all.  I imagine it probably cost less than $40 for the material.



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Dave Ruddiman <pacificpainting(at)comcast.net> wrote: 	  Quote: 	
		         Listers,

  

  I am trying to figure out a simple way to  store finished components in a  relatively small space. My shop is  about 25  x 26 feet. I have windows on 2 sides and an overhead door on 1 side. The other  wall is already full.  What are you guys doing to store flaps, slats,  elevator etc. I don't want to take anything to the hangar until I paint. Trying  to find a good way to store overhead or? Any ideas?

  

  

 Dave in Salem

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gboothe(at)calply.com
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:18 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

All my parts are stored in the ceiling area of the garage. I built a cradle for each wing that swivels down for easy loading, then pulled back up with rope and small pulley. Both wings fit under the roll up garage door.  

   

…but the dining room!! Now there’s an idea!! Oh, wait, I’m married and intend to stay that way…oh, well….  

   

Gary Boothe  

Cool, CA  

601 HDSTD, WW Conversion  

Tail done, working on wings....  

   

     

Hello Dave:  

    

    The dining room is the best place to store airplane parts…..  

    

   

    

Randy L. Thwing, Las   Vegas, NV   do not archive  

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Listers,  

    

   

    

 I am trying to figure out a simple way to store finished components in a relatively small space. My shop is  about 25 x 26 feet. I have windows on 2 sides and an overhead door on 1 side. The other wall is already full.  What are you guys doing to store flaps, slats, elevator etc. I don't want to take anything to the hangar until I paint. Trying to find a good way to store overhead or? Any ideas?  

    

   

    

   

    

Dave in Salem  

    

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pacificpainting(at)comcas
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:43 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

Hi Everyone,

  

 I've been reading the responses about   storage. All seem like good ideas. I like the dining room storage. I have one of  those living rooms that has to look nice for company, but no one comes over, and  I can't sit in it,  that would work perfect. But since my project can be a  sore subject, I guess I better stay out of the house with it. Where did you guys  get the understanding wives?  Mine was that way about 20 yrs ago. I wonder  what happened?

  

 Dave in Salem

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n4546v(at)mindspring.com
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 8:35 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

The bigger questions is:  Where did you guys  get the NON-understanding wives?  Remember the "Lay down the Law"  post?

  

 Randy L. Thwing, Las Vegas, Do not  archive

  

  

 Where did you guys get the understanding  wives?

xl(at)prosody.org
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

I built my 601XL in a 10'x20' tent and had room for storage.

Here's a pointer to a picture:

http://www.cleanh2o.com/633z/in_tent2_small.jpg

The elevator is behind the closest wing.

I wish I had a 25'x26' workshop - it's relatively big!

My wife let me put the tent in our yard, the tent just fit.

see: http://www.cleanh2o.com/633z/in_yard1_small.jpg



Joe E

N633Z (at) BFI

CH601XL 369 hours



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On Sun, 23 Jul 2006, Dave Ruddiman wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   Listers,



  I am trying to figure out a simple way to store finished components in

 a relatively small space. My shop is  about 25 x 26 feet. I have windows

 on 2 sides and an overhead door on 1 side. The other wall is already

 full.  What are you guys doing to store flaps, slats, elevator etc. I

 don't want to take anything to the hangar until I paint. Trying to find

 a good way to store overhead or? Any ideas?

 Dave in Salem

 801

dredmoody(at)cox.net
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:32 am Post subject: Finished part storage.

HI Jay,



   Are you checking under the tarp regularly to see if the parts stored outdoors are forming any corrosion? Dallas may be a lot drier than Southwest Louisiana..... but down here if it is outside and under a tarp, a lot of condensation will collect and that ain't good news for unpainted airplane parts. 



   The only way I'd feel safe with that storage situation is if the parts were well primed inside and the exterior had already been painted. Then it's just like a finished airplane.... store it wherever you want. Unprimed and unpainted aluminum is another story altogether.



Just my 2 cents worth,



Ed Moody II

Rayne, LA

601XL / 2nd wing



---- Jaybannist(at)cs.com wrote: 

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		   Dave, I built a storage cart to store my wings (with ailerons), horizontal 

 stab/elevator, and flaps.  It is covered with a tarp and I keep it outdoors.

ch701builder

Joined: 07 Feb 2006
Posts: 119
Location: N38.9947,W105.1305,ALT. 9,100'

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:44 am Post subject: Finished part storage.

All, I appreciate Joe's ingenuity. If you log onto my Geocities site, (be forewarned that too much looking will push the limit of transfer for the site, so it will not let anybody look for a while, typical free geocities site) look on the lefthand side, click on SHOP and look at my current Cover-It shelter. I did brace up the original "trusses" as when I got the shelter, all the trusses were broke and bent due to snow loads. Since then, I have had approx 32" of wet Spring snow on top, and it stood up very good.

 

 Anyway, I have hung my finished parts along the walls, and expect to hang my wings on the slope of the roof, then I will shorten my table to about 12"-18" and build up my fuselage.

 

 Once again, hats off to Joe for "Doing whatever it takes" to get his goal reached!!!!!

 

 www.geocities.com/ch701builder

 

 Keith

 CH701 -- 8% -- scratch

 N 38.9947

 W 105.1305

 Alt. 9,100'

 

 

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 xl wrote:  	  Quote: 	
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		  --> Zenith-List message posted by: xl <xl(at)prosody.org> (xl(at)prosody.org)

I built my 601XL in a 10'x20' tent and had room for storage.

Here's a pointer to a picture:

http://www.cleanh2o.com/633z/in_tent2_small.jpg

The elevator is behind the closest wing.

I wish I had a 25'x26' workshop - it's relatively big!

My wife let me put the tent in our yard, the tent just fit.

see: http://www.cleanh2o.com/633z/in_yard1_small.jpg



Joe E

N633Z (at) BFI

CH601XL 369 hours



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On Sun, 23 Jul 2006, Dave Ruddiman wrote:

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		  Listers,



 I am trying to figure out a simple way to store finished components in

a relatively small space. My shop is  about 25 x 26 feet. I have windows

on 2 sides and an overhead door on 1 side. The other wall is already

full.  What are you guys doing to store flaps, slats, elevator etc. I

don't want to take anything to the hangar until I paint. Trying to find

a good way to store overhead or? Any ideas?

Dave in Salem

801

    	
   

 

 

 





  	
 	
 

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Jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:03 am Post subject: Finished part storage.

Ed, Yes, I take the tarp off every now and then just to check for corrosion.  Of course I can't see inside the wing, but none has shown up on the outside.  The ends of the tarp are open, so there is air flow through the interior; so, I check every other day to look for nesting wasps, mice, gremlins, etc.  The way I look at it, there are many airplanes stored outside and this is not much different.

 

 Thanks for your concern - Jay in Dallas

Ron Lendon

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
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Location: Clinton Twp., MI

Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Finished part storage.

Here are a couple of links of how I hang my finished parts from the ceiling.  I just use 1" web strap and put grommets in the folded over ends.  Screw a hook up in to the studs and let em hang.  I looks like I have enough room for everything and will still be able to park a car and motorcycle in it.  25 x 25 ft.



Rudder and stabilizer:

http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=rlendon&project=113&category=0&log=12570&row=45



Stabilizer/Elevator:

http://www.mykitlog.com/users/display_log.php?user=rlendon&project=113&category=0&log=15294&row=17

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pacificpainting(at)comcas
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 7:09 pm Post subject: Finished part storage.

Ron,



That's the idea I need to use. Something easy and accessible.



Thanks

Dave in Salem

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