Not a tremendous amount to report for this post, however I will provide pictures of my shop throughout my organization process.  Its been a much more work intensive endeavor than I anticipated.

Originally I had intended to make the area next to the wings the primary shop area.  But after getting many of my items into the hangar, I realized the tail section of the T would provide more room.  As a result I would have to move the large black fire cabinet.  Its heavy as hell, and doesn’t roll on stones.  Complete PITA.

Hopefully by this weekend, I can return to working on the wings!

I initially laid the tail feathers down in some blankets until I could arrange a better storage solution. 

A few good pictures of the original mess. 

I managed to move the black fire cabinet into the wing section of the T-hangar.  I also moved all of the work benches into the new shop area.  I found 3/4″ particle board for $8 a pop at Home Depot.  I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to grab several sheets for a stable floor. 

I also bought this bad boy.  A 33gal Husky air compressor.  I haven’t had a chance to use it yet, so more to follow. 

More flooring…

This is the solution I engineered for holding the tail feathers. 

I still need to secure the vertical stab a little more securely. 

Mandatory American and Marine Corps flags in place.

Laying the floor boards. 

Everything is arranged properly, and all that remains is some additional tool organization. 

I ran into Jack Savage at the airport, and he twisted my arm into going for a quick spin in his RV-8.  He wouldn’t take no for an answer so I hopped in the back!  Fun as always.  Jack has a great plane. 

I hung up all the plans that I will currently be using. 

With the top skins riveted, the wings are now stiff enough to survive transport.  More importantly, I don’t need the wing stand anymore.  Time to move to the hangar!  I enlisted the help of my buddy Rishab on Saturday. Thankfully I was able to obtain a wing cradle already built.  Saved me a ton of time! We got the wings themselves and the main tool cases moved.

On Sunday, I was able to grab a large trailer to move the majority of the remaining items, including work benches, and large fire cabinet.

Here are the wings loaded on the back of my father’s pickup truck.

Rishab with the wings at the airport.

Here is a panorama of all the junk shoved in the hangar.  This is before the second day of moving.  I forgot to take a picture on Sunday… but its a mess!

Here is the trailer with work benches and all. 

I have one more trip to make tomorrow evening to pick up the last few odds and ends, and then a tremendous amount of organizing to do in the hangar.  Something tells me I will not be looking to move hangars anytime soon….