Alex's Vans RV-10 Build Log

With the mid fuselage bulkheads assembled, I moved on to section 26 of the plans and started working on the ribs that connect the bulkhead. After locating all the parts, I went through the usual motions of deburring all edges, and drilling and countersinking the necessary holes. Right inboard footwell rib subassembly with attachments clecoed in place Left inboard footwell rib subassembly Seat belt anchor clecoed in place  For the outboard seat rib subassemblies, the end of the seat belt attach bar needs to be radiused to fit against the inside of the bottom rib flange as called out in the plans. Parts clecoed to form the left outboard seat rib subassembly... ...and the right outboard seat rib subassembly Outboard seat belt anchor clecoed in place Seat belt attach bars were clamped next to each other to facilitate countersinking the holes near the ends Countersinking the reinforcing angle nutplate attach holes, once again clamping the two angles next to each other to facilitate coun...

After cutting, drilling, countersinking and deburring all mid fuselage bulkhead parts, I was ready to prime them all before final assembly. However, all the priming I had done until this point had been outdoors during favorable weather (~ 65-70 deg). Now being the middle of winter, the weather wasn't cooperating so I had to find a way to prime parts indoors while containing any overspray. I found a medium sized collapsible spray tent online, and put together a small spray table that would sit on a couple of sawhorses. The tent has an opening in the back that allows me to insert some air filters, and an extractor fan I purchased helps to pull away any fumes and overspray. With this setup, I was able to successfully spray all parts while staying warm in my garage. Bulkhead parts tagged and ready to be sprayed Spray tent set up in my garage Fan and filters help to pull out any fumes and overspray All mid fuse bulkhead parts primed and left to cure for a couple of days With everythin...