Tailcone- 2 hrs 14 mins (Tailcone 60:38, Empennage 236:10, Total 257:06)
Rivet count: 0 (Total 3,686)
Dimpling is complete! The new dimple die arrived in the mail today. Since I also found out my checkride isn't tomorrow, that meant we had time to get some work in tonight... I started off with all the flanges of the bulkheads and frames, and then finished up the skins . After a dinner break, I was back at the stiffeners with some welcomed help from my wife. I had her hold the stiffeners and move them from the dimpled hole to the undimpled hole while I focused on the actual squeezing of the dimples. It at least felt like it moved along much faster, and a few new blisters might be testament to the fast pace. Needless to say, I thought I was looking at four more hours of dimpling, and it was done in just over two. Now it's just a matter of waiting for an overcast day to get the last of the cleaning and priming accomplished before we get in the full swing of riveting again. -M
Rivet count: 0 (Total 3,686)
Dimpling is complete! The new dimple die arrived in the mail today. Since I also found out my checkride isn't tomorrow, that meant we had time to get some work in tonight... I started off with all the flanges of the bulkheads and frames, and then finished up the skins . After a dinner break, I was back at the stiffeners with some welcomed help from my wife. I had her hold the stiffeners and move them from the dimpled hole to the undimpled hole while I focused on the actual squeezing of the dimples. It at least felt like it moved along much faster, and a few new blisters might be testament to the fast pace. Needless to say, I thought I was looking at four more hours of dimpling, and it was done in just over two. Now it's just a matter of waiting for an overcast day to get the last of the cleaning and priming accomplished before we get in the full swing of riveting again. -M
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