6/26/15
Chapter 16 done!
With the help of my wife the last 8 rivets went in without problems.
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| explaining the plan |
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| last one done |
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| 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 :-/
Kind of happy that the camera did not catch my lousy riveting :-/
6/24/15
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
6/18/15
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.
6/15/15
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.
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| Only one rivet to drill out, marked with a red x |
6/8/15
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
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