Sander, drill press on the left in the back.
Peg board helps a lot with the organization. The peg board mounted on the wall seems to hold most of the tools I need regularly. The yellow baskets shown in the picture hold the other random items like drill bits, cleco clamps and deburring tools fairly well.
I'm 6'5" so the higher bench around the corner provides a nice place to do detailed work without leaning over too much.
The 2'x8' hanging storage is key. It's up and out of the way in between the garage railing, but still accessible. I also added an intermediate shelf using 2x4s and thin plywood to provide increased storage space for skins and longer, lighter aluminum parts. The space is definitely needed.
The DRDT-2 is positioned at the same height as the bench tops to minimize bending of the skins when I get to that point. I had the floor epoxied as well which provides a surface that is easy to clean up and provides decent contrast when small rivets are dropped.
And we're off! The kit arrived on Tuesday, September 25th, 2018. That'll be the date by which I'll time the overall build. Naturally, there was some setup required prior to that date, but that's my stake in the ground for now.
Lots of stuff to unpack. As other blogs have mentioned, the Gorilla tape used to hold everything down in the box is challenging to remove at times. Go slow and don't be surprised when it pulls the blue protective plastic off with it when removed. The empennage subkits were neatly organized and easily identifiable. I inventoried the entire kit over about 3-4 hours and identified only a few items missing. Vans was apologetic and immediately shipped the remaining items. Next up, the sheet metal basics course in California!
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