Hello all,
I am getting my hangar set up for a recently acquired flying RV (tailwheel).
While I have a small selection of tools at home for general round the house stuff, I would like to set up the hangar for ongoing maintenance and not carry tools back and forth.
As I was not the builder, I will be using an A&P for the Condition inspections but would like to learn the regular maintenance stuff that I can do myself between inspections.
So far I have a workbench (with a couple of drawers), a vice and a creeper, so I need to get the rest. (I know I need to get some lights on stands as I only have basic lighting).
Tools:
- Is it better (and possibly more cost effective) to buy tools in a set like the readily available mechanics tool sets from the big box stores, or buy a tool chest and purchase the tools piecemeal?
- Do you have a recommendations for a tool kit?
- Linked to the above, are there any specific tools I should get that would be considered "must haves" for RV maintenance?
- Any other suggestions for setting up the hangar from a maintenance standpoint, without going overboard. I will start with just doing the basics as I learn.
Thanks for your input - specific recommendations from your experience would be wonderful.
I am getting my hangar set up for a recently acquired flying RV (tailwheel).
While I have a small selection of tools at home for general round the house stuff, I would like to set up the hangar for ongoing maintenance and not carry tools back and forth.
As I was not the builder, I will be using an A&P for the Condition inspections but would like to learn the regular maintenance stuff that I can do myself between inspections.
So far I have a workbench (with a couple of drawers), a vice and a creeper, so I need to get the rest. (I know I need to get some lights on stands as I only have basic lighting).
Tools:
- Is it better (and possibly more cost effective) to buy tools in a set like the readily available mechanics tool sets from the big box stores, or buy a tool chest and purchase the tools piecemeal?
- Do you have a recommendations for a tool kit?
- Linked to the above, are there any specific tools I should get that would be considered "must haves" for RV maintenance?
- Any other suggestions for setting up the hangar from a maintenance standpoint, without going overboard. I will start with just doing the basics as I learn.
Thanks for your input - specific recommendations from your experience would be wonderful.