The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

[Jetpainter]

My workshop this Saturday, was the flying field. We installed our new Geotex North South runway. It's 450' x 45' and tees into the existing East West runway we did about 6 or so years ago. Out of our 100 or so members, we had 27 people show up to help. I voted for this runway, even though it will ruin the near private runway my buddy Tony and I have had for years on Sundays. But, it's going to be great for the club in the long run.

Here are some pics of the process.

These are the staplers I made when we did the East West runway. The new runway took nearly 4000 12' staples.

Stretching the first piece.

The guy in the black jacket smoking the cigar walking with a stapler is Ryan Mowery. Ryan is a BAD A$$ pilot and super guy. between him and Bill, the guy in gray putting a staple in, I'll bet the the pair put in over 2000 of the near 4000 staples that day. We had teams of staplers, one guy loading and one putting them in. I loaded staples for Ryan part of the day.

The tightening rig.

Staples every 6". The Geotex shrinks after being in the sun and will pull out the wrinkles.

The rolls are 300 ' long. We used four and a half rolls.

This is a view down the whole length from the North end.

We even installed some radiused corners. Not only do the corners look good, but it makes mowing easier.

 

[pawnshopmike]

My workshop this Saturday, was the flying field. We installed our new Geotex North South runway. It's 450' x 45' and tees into the existing East West runway we did about 6 or so years ago. Out of our 100 or so members, we had 27 people show up to help. I voted for this runway, even though it will ruin the near private runway my buddy Tony and I have had for years on Sundays. But, it's going to be great for the club in the long run.

Here are some pics of the process.

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These are the staplers I made when we did the East West runway. The new runway took nearly 4000 12' staples.


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Stretching the first piece.

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The guy in the black jacket smoking the cigar walking with a stapler is Ryan Mowery. Ryan is a BAD A$$ pilot and super guy. between him and Bill, the guy in gray putting a staple in, I'll bet the the pair put in over 2000 of the near 4000 staples that day. We had teams of staplers, one guy loading and one putting them in. I loaded staples for Ryan part of the day.

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The tightening rig.

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Staples every 6". The Geotex shrinks after being in the sun and will pull out the wrinkles.

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The rolls are 300 ' long. We used four and a half rolls.

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This is a view down the whole length from the North end.

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We even installed some radiused corners. Not only do the corners look good, but it makes mowing easier.
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Beautiful job brother. Between the new runway and pavilion you guys have worked your arses off this year. I need to get up there and check it out.

 

[BalsaDust]

Might I ask how much it cost for the geotex and the staples? Looks awesome.

 

[Jetpainter]

Might I ask how much it cost for the geotex and the staples? Looks awesome.

Not sure, but I can find out.

 

[dhal22]

My workshop this Saturday, was the flying field. We installed our new Geotex North South runway. It's 450' x 45' and tees into the existing East West runway we did about 6 or so years ago. Out of our 100 or so members, we had 27 people show up to help. I voted for this runway, even though it will ruin the near private runway my buddy Tony and I have had for years on Sundays. But, it's going to be great for the club in the long run.

Here are some pics of the process.

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These are the staplers I made when we did the East West runway. The new runway took nearly 4000 12' staples.


View attachment 111860 View attachment 111861 View attachment 111862 View attachment 111863



Stretching the first piece.

View attachment 111864 View attachment 111865

The guy in the black jacket smoking the cigar walking with a stapler is Ryan Mowery. Ryan is a BAD A$$ pilot and super guy. between him and Bill, the guy in gray putting a staple in, I'll bet the the pair put in over 2000 of the near 4000 staples that day. We had teams of staplers, one guy loading and one putting them in. I loaded staples for Ryan part of the day.

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The tightening rig.

View attachment 111867



Staples every 6". The Geotex shrinks after being in the sun and will pull out the wrinkles.

View attachment 111868 View attachment 111869 View attachment 111870 View attachment 111871


The rolls are 300 ' long. We used four and a half rolls.

View attachment 111872


This is a view down the whole length from the North end.

View attachment 111873

We even installed some radiused corners. Not only do the corners look good, but it makes mowing easier.
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Awesome.

I can't even imagine that much room to fly. I have had trees and hills to deal with everywhere I've flown.

 

[dhal22]

Back in a building mood and my workshop is a glorious, wonderful blend of my Cub build, my awesome 10 month old Labradoodle hanging out with me, college football, baseball playoffs, beer and 80's big hair/ hard rock on Pandora. And southern rock.

 

[Alky6]

Looks like your getting her done! Glad to see your using the doors and deck lid to check the fit. As common sense as that sounds, you wouldn't believe how many people hang quarters with out the doors on and then don't understand why the gaps are so bad.

Don't be afraid to hack, slash, and beat aftermarket sheet metal into submission. It's a rare thing indeed to have one go right on without some "modification".

Thanks Doug! Would you have time available in the near future to talk paint?

 

[Alky6]

Not sure, but I can find out.

Curious to know as well. One can dream, right?

 

[Jetpainter]

Thanks Doug! Would you have time available in the near future to talk paint?

Sure.

 

[Snoopy1]

Started work on cleaning up my big stick. Engine is cleaned up and sprayed with storage oil. Batteries removed and being tested to see if they get tossed or put into storage for next season.