The Sirius Project

A Replica Adventure

2261 Savage Rd. Elizabeth, CO 80107 USA

​This is a project website covering the construction of a historic aircraft replica and my plans to recreate the epic flight Charles Lindbergh took in his Lockheed Sirius. Check out the history, my blog, and the construction log.

1st batch of wood arrives

April 24, 2013  /  Todd Hunt

Whew. I finally got the first batch of "aircraft grade spruce" from UPS today. It is some nice looking wood. Should be for $36 a board foot. I began tonight by cleaning the shop a bit and then I started making some scarf joint jigs of my own design. They will be used to join two strips end to end and then again into a long strip. Then I will wrap that long strip around another jig in the shape of a diaphragm and glue it up. It should make a nice diaphragm. A diaphragm is a structural part of the fuselage. They are oval shaped. The biggest are about 5ft x 4ft. I'll be making the jigs for the diaphragm bending next. Also, today I received word that ​the templates I ordered are ready. These templates will be used to trace the exact shape of the diaphragm on the jig. More to come on those when I pick them up on Friday.

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