Elevators - 2 hrs 19 mins (Elev. 24:39, Empennage 129:04, Total 143:00)
Rivet count: 0 (Total 2,154)As promised, tonight consisted of scuffing and dimpling: front spar, rear spar, root ribs, wingtip ribs, and shear clips. There was also a little bit of countersinking too. My hands hurt from using the squeezer.
The most difficult part is arranging the squeezer to get into the hard to reach areas. I have even resorted to using the pop rivet dimpler in some areas. I did screw up the first shear clip and had to flatten the dimple before dimpling the opposite direction. Otherwise, the steady and monotonous work continues, and we are two hours closer to getting the elevators complete! More dimpling and scuffing to follow tomorrow. -M
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