I cannot believe this myself, but I might actually make my first part in about a month and a half 
Decided to start with wings due to the fact that most tools I have are wood-working... as most folks probably do. However,
...I am somewhat perplexed (can you put these 2 words together??) with the material situation.
There are a few ways I can see this proceeding:
- Buy as you go from a local store. I believe this is pretty much impossible unless you're really close to any of AS's or Wick's warehouses (which Im not)
- Order as you go from a supplier (and pay freight every time).
- Order in bulk from a supplier (and pay freight once or get a good discount).
I am in a quite unique position to buy all of the material necessary (I have room to store it; and enough of it to store wood in a climate controlled environment). It only seems to make sense, since freight charges will be less (or 0 if I go with Aircraft Spruce and buy $5000K+ worth of stuff). Plus, rising costs and such...
Given that I want to make one purchase for bulk material (steel sheet, rod, tube; spruce capstrip, spar stock; various ply) and not have to purchase it ever again, I need a really good BOM.
Now; obviously I understand that with BOMs there's an 'it depends' situation, different skill produces different level of waste; etc; but I think it's possible to come up with such a BOM that won't over-buy, leave some room for waste, while giving you a high chance of not having to purchase additional material.
... which seems to be a major PITA ...
- Beej'es Manual includes a partial BOM (no ribs). This is the one I am inclined to trust the most, for mysterious reasons unknown
- Steen includes a partial BOM (ie, ribs are not 'broken down' on it)
- Both AS and Wick's have 'kits'; but they're partial (no ply @ AS and Wicks was missing something too; i forgot what). Not sure if I can trust those..
How did you guys deal with bulk; rough material?
Decided to start with wings due to the fact that most tools I have are wood-working... as most folks probably do. However, ...I am somewhat perplexed (can you put these 2 words together??) with the material situation.
There are a few ways I can see this proceeding:
- Buy as you go from a local store. I believe this is pretty much impossible unless you're really close to any of AS's or Wick's warehouses (which Im not)
- Order as you go from a supplier (and pay freight every time).
- Order in bulk from a supplier (and pay freight once or get a good discount).
I am in a quite unique position to buy all of the material necessary (I have room to store it; and enough of it to store wood in a climate controlled environment). It only seems to make sense, since freight charges will be less (or 0 if I go with Aircraft Spruce and buy $5000K+ worth of stuff). Plus, rising costs and such...
Given that I want to make one purchase for bulk material (steel sheet, rod, tube; spruce capstrip, spar stock; various ply) and not have to purchase it ever again, I need a really good BOM.
Now; obviously I understand that with BOMs there's an 'it depends' situation, different skill produces different level of waste; etc; but I think it's possible to come up with such a BOM that won't over-buy, leave some room for waste, while giving you a high chance of not having to purchase additional material.
... which seems to be a major PITA ...
- Beej'es Manual includes a partial BOM (no ribs). This is the one I am inclined to trust the most, for mysterious reasons unknown
- Steen includes a partial BOM (ie, ribs are not 'broken down' on it)
- Both AS and Wick's have 'kits'; but they're partial (no ply @ AS and Wicks was missing something too; i forgot what). Not sure if I can trust those..
How did you guys deal with bulk; rough material?
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