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dan(at)rdan.com
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 Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 10:14 pm Post subject: Shop Tool ? |
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Thanks all for the responses I've gotten , on a few "new builder " questions,
I just wanted to share on one of my favorite and usefull tools which I got on the first day of building was my shop apron from Duluth Trading co. http://www.duluthtrading.com/search/searchresults/83490.aspx
It's tough, has great pockets to hold cleco's, tools, pen and glasse's it does a great job of protecting my clothes and when I go to the garage I put it on ! AND I'm building an airplane !!
The toughest apron you'll ever weld, grind, or grill in
Dan Hatch
Seattle
-8 QB
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:06 am Post subject: Shop Tool ? |
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Since you brought up the subject ... A long while back, I started using
scrubs (www.scrubs.com) and found them to be very handy. They are cool to
work in, have large pockets for clecos and parts, do not hamper movement,
and can quickly be peeled off so you don't track aluminum dust everywhere. I
wear an old pair of running shoes and athletic socks and usually a scrub cap
to keep debris out of my hair. I might look a bit funny, but it was really
handy recently when I was back-drilling the top skins of my -6A fuselage;
aluminum was falling all around me and the inside of the plane was fairly
hot with my and a worklight in there. My wife made me a shop apron which I
found to be pretty hand when working externally but aprons just get in the
way when you have to crawl around, IMHO. Scrubs can be had with cuffed legs
(elastic, so the bottom is closed around the leg) and jackets with long
sleeves for painting/prosealing. However, I just went with the "old-shirt"
method for prosealing. One set of scrubs has stood up to the entire project
to date (beware hospital scrubs - they're made of lighter material). If you
think that they're too light for shop work, check out Dan Checkoway's wife
doing "pin-up riveting". ;} Dan, that picture should be made into an
inspirational poster...
Patrick Kelley - RV-6A - installing cockpit floors and systems
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