Today is a big milestone in this airplane build.

After inputting the few minor tweaks on template #7 I was ready to plasma cut the Titanium firewall overlay out of the 0.02″ thick Titanium sheet I have.

First, I grabbed a collective shot of all the firewall overlay templates that led up to the final configuration for plasma cutting.

Here I’ve got the laptop and plasma cutting table ready for cutting, with the Titanium sheet secured in position.

And here is the Titanium firewall after I plasma cut it.  Not as super clean on the holes as aluminum, but the dross is not much and very acceptable… although minor edge cleaning will be required.

Here’s a quick video I grabbed both during and after I plasma cut the Titanium firewall.  Enjoy!

Pressing forward!