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Date:  4-15-2015
Number of Hours:  4.00
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Brief Description:  New stick boots (1 of 2)

So I decided to add sewing to my list of things learned while building and airplane. Actually, I learned to sew in 6th grade, nearly 40 years ago, but I haven't used a sewing machine since.

I already had extra fabric left from my seat cusions, and I figured it was going to cost me $100 to get new stick boots made, so I decided to invest $90 in a sewing machine instead, and do it myself.

I measured the location of the stick in the airplane, then took some rough measurements for the 4 panels that would make up the boot, with enough room to move the stick. I then mocked up some paper patterns on my bench. Once I was happy with the dimensions I made a full size paper pattern with my CAD software and a plotter. I realized I could make the boot as a single piece instead of 4 sewn panels.
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Paper mockup

Paper mockup

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Pattern created from mockup.

Pattern created from mockup.

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My new shop tool!

My new shop tool!

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