Shop Talk

Spin class.

I love tools. I really love tools. I give tools as wedding presents. The first gift I ever bought my wife was a set...

Flying the pattern.

“Homebuilt” aptly describes where most project aircraft are assembled. But as you approach the final stages, it’s common to move from the home to...

What to keep in mind when buying a used Experimental.

Nearly every homebuilt aircraft kit has at least a few solid rivets helping to hold it together. Some kit designs use thousands of these—others,...

Jim Weir takes us on a tour of the FCC's aviation frequency range.

Loose jam nuts.

Because of their extremely low operating current, digital multimeters do not do a good job of measuring resistance in the field circuit of...

All machined things (parts, tools, etc.) eventually have to be “finished” in one way or another. This may include tumbling, sandblasting or burnishing, but...