WORK LOG FOR PIONEER II-D N125MH by Mike Hostage
1988
16 Jul 2.0 Glued rib patterns to hardboard
$14 (7) 2X4 sheets hardboard
$8 (1) Aerosol glue
17 Jul 2.0 Rough cut out patterns
18 Jul 1.3 Trim sand some rib patterns
19 Jul 0.6 Trim sand some rib patterns
21 Jul 0.8 Trim sand remaining rib patterns
22 Jul $23 5/8" fiberboard. (6) 8' 2X4s for workbench
7 Aug $47 Black & Decker hand-held power planer
20 Aug 4.7 Build workbenches 2'X8' table tops and sawhorse legs
$12.49 2X4' panels for short tables
21 Aug 2.0 Build sawhorses and small table
28 Aug $7 2" sanding drum
2 Sep 1.0 Build sawhorses
3 Sep 1.0 Clean basement
2.0 Build sawhorses
11 Sep $6 Bolts and shims for tables
0.7 Assemble tables
20 Sep $315 (8) 2X4 sheets of 6mm Aircraft birch ply, 1 gallon T-88 epoxy, 100 6 oz mixing
cups
24 Sep 1.5 Tack rib patterns on plywood
1.0 Complete first rib (13A)!
25 Sep 0.4 Clean basement
27 Sep 2.5 Finish band sawing ribs
1.5 Sand rib exterior profiles (complete)
29 Sep $238.34 1/2" marine ply 4X8 sheet, 1/16" Birch ply sheet, 3/32" ply sheet
30 Sep $238 Compass kit
1 Oct 2.0 Cut l/2" shear webs
2.0 Scarf all 8 ends
2 Oct 0.5 Set up doors as table
1.5 Glue first spar (dumped water on itl)
0.5 Work on ribs (cutting lightening holes)
9 Oct 0.5 Glue inboard splice of second spar web (c-clamp)
10 Oct 0.5 Glue outer splice, second spar web (c-clamp)
1.0 Rib work (completed drilling starter holes for lightening holes)
11 Oct 0.3 Rib work
12 Oct 0.5 Rib work
13 Oct $9.55 Drill bits, jig saw blade, sanding drum
14 Oct $108.50 (20) 5 " C-clamps
0.5 Rib work
17 Oct $416 Spruce from Wickes ( + $40 for crating)
20 Oct $60.88 Shipping for spruce, beautiful wood!
0.5 Inventory and check wood dimensions
23 Oct 1.0 Dress up shear webs. Found void at end of one feather edge. Must make
another web!
16 Nov $40 Sheet 1/2 marine fir plywood, to remake shear web.
1.5 Cut new shear web pieces, cut first scarf
$10 Paper cups and tongue depressors
18 Nov 3.0 Finish scarf of new shear web. Glue inboard splice. Cut glue sample blocks.
Cut several ribs. Sample 1. (Made test sample of each batch of glue for entire
assembly of spars)
19 Nov 1.0 Glue outboard splice on new spar, cut out 1 rib
1.2 Rib work
20 Nov 0.7 Rib work
24 Nov 1.3 Rib work
25 Nov 2.5 Rib work
26 Nov $4 Rotary rasp (for ribs)
27 Nov 2.0 Rib work completed (except 1x1/4" rectangular hole in rear of middle ribs)
1.0 Lay out spar caps on shear web (draw only).
0.3 Tested glue samples for inboard and outboard splices of new (3rd) shear web.
All broke 100% in wood (see photo), despite numerous attempts to shear glue
line.
4 Dec 1.2 Cut spar caps
6 Dec $10 Calipers
10 Dec 0.5 Thin sparcaps (experiment with how to do it)
20 Dec $7 Planer dust bag
21 Dec 3.5 Thin all spar caps. Next step, glue on remaining 1/2 X 1/2 parts of spar cap
31 Dec 2.5 Scarf all spar caps. Scarf and glue first spar cap end piece. Sample 3. Need to
order 2 5/8 square and two more 1/2 square for spar cap ends.