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Think Like a Builder
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May 15, 2026
Think Like A Builder
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Make your own pull tester.
Alarm! For Something
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June 14, 2018
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Unlabeled lights.
Best Practices – Fabric
Dave Prizio
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Fabric covering.
Plane and Simple
Jon Croke
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Riveting soft materials.
Home Shop Machinist
Bob Hadley
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Interference.
The Creative Homebuilder
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June 14, 2018
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Hardened steel mandrels for close-quarters dimple dies.
Weir’s Wires
Jim Weir
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June 14, 2018
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Mil-spec wire isn't just for military aircraft. It's the only kind of wire you want to use in your aircraft, too.
Plane and Simple
Jon Croke
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May 18, 2018
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Rulers move over.
Home Shop Machinist
Bob Hadley
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DROs and VFDs.
Aero ‘lectrics
Jim Weir
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May 18, 2018
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Crystal clear.
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Paul Dye
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Wither the washer?
Down to Earth
Amy Laboda
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Picking up the pieces.
Wind Tunnel
Barnaby Wainfan
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Getting it wrong.
Mastering Epoxy
Leonard Weiser
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Tips for keeping down the mess…and the cost.
![Lowell Farrand spent years serving as an FAA DAR and is in the EAA Hall of Fame. He offers sound advise to builders. [Credit: Bill Wilson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/unnamed-4.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Think Like a Builder")
![Author Bill Wilson takes a break from measuring and cutting the Lexan windshield during his Onex build. [All Images Credit to Bill Wilson]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/image-2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "Think Like A Builder")
