Finally got back to work after a long time spent up north at Merrill and Oshkosh. The trip did me good and the motivation to finish this bird is back!

Borrowed a Joint Jigger tool from a buddy who races SCCA cars to help with the fish-mouth cuts on the fuselage tubes. I soon had a technique going where I would cut the tube tips to length on the Joint Jigger and dress them out to fit on the grinder. Everything sped up immensely and the tubes fit great! Spent most of today diddling, um, experimenting with the Joint Jigger though.

After a few days of struggling, I called up Dale Severs and whined about how bad my welding was. He agreed to stop by and see what I was doing wrong. Within ten minutes after he checked in, I was making solid tacks! Thanks Dale! After finishing up the second side, I pulled the first one back down off the wall and retacked it. Much better now. Time to flip the jig!

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