6/30/15

Final drilled ribs and modified four ones as instructed





6/26/15

Chapter 16 done!

With the help of my wife the last 8 rivets went in without problems.
explaining the plan



last one done

parts laid out for the next chapter

6/25/15

5 in 3 out again

Did three 470 4-6 rivets by myself today with an offset die. Did not go well, of five rivets I had to drill out three. At the next session I will have a helper and try using a long straight die instead.

Kind of happy that the camera did not catch my lousy riveting :-/

6/24/15

Both top skins done

And countersunk the #8 holes to finish the evening off.

6/22/15

Closer to the end of riveting the top skin

Forgot about the stiffener, otherwise we would have completed the second top skin tonight.



6/21/15

More rivets

Used the squeezer on edge rivets today. At least one more session before both top wing skins are done.

6/20/15

Right top wing skin

The majority of the right top wing skin rivets are now in place.




6/18/15

Left top skin stiffener in place

Quick work with the help of my fantastic wife :D

6/17/15

More preparations

Clecoed and put in rivets in the skin/stiffener in preparation for riveting. And put in a lot of rivets in the right top skin.

6/14/15

6/13/15

Summer is finally here

Lots more rivets done. Summer is finally here, it has been around 14(57f) for a few weeks, today it reached 27(80). Even at 10pm it felt ok to walk around outside in a t-shirt :D





6/10/15

Preparing for the next riveting session

Drilled out yesterday's bad rivet. Prepared for the next session.



6/9/15

Lots of rivets in a short time

Fun to rivet when lots have been prepared before.




Only one rivet to drill out, marked with a red x

6/8/15

preparing

Putting in rivets in preparation for more top skin riveting:





6/7/15

6/5/15

First row of rivets on the top skins

We tried but I'm not satisfied with the shop heads when back-riveting so we went back to ordinary riveting and that went well :D