July 2026
6 entries
Received tools ordered from Aircraft Tool Supply
Pressed replacement bearing onto drill vane cylinder with fabricated replacement gasket, and received aircraft plans from Zenith.
Laser cut replacement gasket and applied cold bluing to exterior steel parts.
Restoring air drill while waiting for aircraft plans to arrive. Findings on disassembly: 4 of 5 vanes stuck due to corrosion, 1 of 4 bearings need replacing, paper gasket has a tear, and a badly in need of cleaning, corrosion …
Sourced an air drill, a Scotch-Brite bench grinder wheel (MU-WL), and some small red and green abrasive flap discs at Tucson Tool Shop.