~/rv12is/tag/priming · 5 posts

#priming

Cross-cutting tag. Entries here can live in different folders.

2026·06·14
189 w

Tailcone priming & riveting

Shelby almost laps me on hours, and the priming finally clicks.

Another 23 hours combined this weekend (8 for me, 15 for Shelby). She almost lapped me in hours with all the deburring. Deburring, cleaning, etching, priming

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2026·04·03
390 w

Bites of the elephant

Rudder, stabilator, tailcone — and the process that ties it together.

We've made a lot more progress. It doesn't look like much because we're priming everything, but it's one more bite of the elephant. Our process

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2026·03·25
511 w

Back in full swing

A priming table, a paint scheme, and signing up for wrench school.

It's been a while since an update. Between the basement remodel, family visiting, and flight lessons, the build took a back seat for a few weeks. We're back in full swing now. Another 6.5 hours for me, 8 hours for Shelb…

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2026·03·01
351 w

Empennage arrival & first weekend

The kit shows up and the vertical stabilizer comes together.

Kit arrival The empennage arrived on Thursday, February 26. Pretty quick shipping from Vans — the kit tracker estimated it would ship on 2/12 and I got the ABF Freight pickup email on 2/17. Shipping came to $947.

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2026·02·22
1,190 w

We're building a plane

The first post for our RV-12iS

Here's the first post for our RV-12iS #121708 build log. We're going the E-LSA route, so we don't technically need a build log, but it's a good record to look back on — and a place to collect opinions we can either list…

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