{"id":4020,"date":"2017-07-30T14:04:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-30T13:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rv-7.dk\/?p=4020"},"modified":"2023-07-24T08:04:26","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T07:04:26","slug":"canopy-drilling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rv-7.dk\/?p=4020","title":{"rendered":"Canopy drilling"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been very productive this month, although I haven’t updated my site. It has been a lot of to-and-from work, so I lost track of how many hours I have actually spent. I think it adds up to approximately 25 hrs.<\/p>\n

Before being able to drill the canopy, I had to lay out the hole pattern.
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\u00a0With pilot holes drilled in the canopy frame, I could start drilling the canopy. I used a standard drill bit, made dull by drilling into concrete. When drilling at very low speed, it worked perfectly, no\u00a0cracks! \ud83d\ude42
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After drilling all holes, I countersank them to fit the attaching screws.
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Next step was to prepare the sideskirts. First I\u00a0marked the rivet pattern,\u00a0then drilled pilot holes.
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Using these pilot holes, I drilled and cleco’ed them to the canopy frame, then backdrilled the screwholes from inside the cabin.
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I had to adjust the clearance a few times, to get the 1\/16″ called out for in the plans.
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I also made a small lift handle.\u00a0I didn’t follow the plans here, but used a\u00a0thick angle,\u00a0which\u00a0I shaped as a small wing. Turned\u00a0out pretty nice, I think. \ud83d\ude42
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