Elevators- 3 hrs 45 mins (Elevators 50:44, Empennage 173:43, Total 194:39)
Rivet count: 222 (Total 2,948)
Happy Veteran's Day! Thank a veteran for their service today.
Today's progress was visually minimal, but time consuming nonetheless. We started out by riveting the elevator rear spar to the skins. On the bottom skins, the entire length was riveted. On the top skins, only part of it was, since the piano hinge that attaches to the trim tab still needs to be added in a later step.
The second skin was positioned and the rib halves were cleco'd in place, and then the rear spar was riveted to the second skin. That special RV-10 bucking bar was finally used today. I remember reading that there was a potential second use for it, so I'll do some research. Otherwise, it's time to pass along the tool to another builder via sale or donation soon.
Last, blind rivets were used to attach the previously cleco'd rib halves. 4 rivets per rib and 16 ribs makes for an interesting 75 minutes of working in cramped spaces and trying my best to not scratch up the primed surfaces. Well, now the two halves are together. All that's left is to add the front spars, and seal/rivet the trailing edges. I think there's a few random pieces left as well, but the major stuff is assembled. -M
Rivet count: 222 (Total 2,948)
Happy Veteran's Day! Thank a veteran for their service today.
Today's progress was visually minimal, but time consuming nonetheless. We started out by riveting the elevator rear spar to the skins. On the bottom skins, the entire length was riveted. On the top skins, only part of it was, since the piano hinge that attaches to the trim tab still needs to be added in a later step.
The second skin was positioned and the rib halves were cleco'd in place, and then the rear spar was riveted to the second skin. That special RV-10 bucking bar was finally used today. I remember reading that there was a potential second use for it, so I'll do some research. Otherwise, it's time to pass along the tool to another builder via sale or donation soon.
Last, blind rivets were used to attach the previously cleco'd rib halves. 4 rivets per rib and 16 ribs makes for an interesting 75 minutes of working in cramped spaces and trying my best to not scratch up the primed surfaces. Well, now the two halves are together. All that's left is to add the front spars, and seal/rivet the trailing edges. I think there's a few random pieces left as well, but the major stuff is assembled. -M
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