![SR-1 cowl being integrated with spinner and cooling ducts. The cowl is assembled to itself/to the fuse primarily with countersunk #8 screws. [All images credited to Eric Stewart]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/1KP.jpg?w=534&h=462&crop=1 "Custom Cowl Fabrication: Building the SR-1 Composite Cowl")
![Trimming composites gets the full PPE job. [Credit: Eric Stewart]](https://www.kitplanes.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/7-2.jpg?w=265&h=198&crop=1 "A Few of My Favorite Tools")
![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=265&h=198&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")
Worktable Suggestions
I like to use white melamine-faced particle board for my worktables. The tabletops are smooth and hard and easy to clean or drill holes...
Roll Your Own Brake Fluid Pump System
Rolling your own brake fluid pump and filling your brake system can be easily accomplished by following the steps below. You will need the...
Maintenance Matters: Yearly Condition Inspections
Yearly condition inspections-the rest of the story.
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Label Those Wires!
A look behind most homebuilt instrument panels will present a maze of electrical wires....
Alternative Energies
They may be largely unknown today, but two French brothers were among those exploring battery-powered flight in the 1880s. By Dean Sigler.
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Columnist Jim Weir offers his annual awards for the best products or services seen at Oshkosh/AirVenture 2007.