Well, I decided that with an hour to kill this afternoon after the Bears game (they whooped up on the Titans), I would go outside and see if I could do something productive.
I managed to get a few more rivets set in the bottom skins.
Let me apologize in advance, the pictures are in a weird order.
First up, I peeled back the skin to make sure I could get to the rivets I was interested in. But also, AND THIS IS KEY, you have to make sure that once you set those rivets, you won’t back yourself into a corner where you can’t reach another set of rivets, so I checked (what I’ll call) “future” rivets.
Basically, I reach through the lightening holes and then up with the bucking bar.
I can reach both sides for about 4 rivets before I have to reposition a little.
Also, be sure to be carfeul with the skin. Even the manual warns about creasing it.
After spending so much time cleaning, I was amazed at how quickly the workbench started filling up again.
I’m going to make an effort to keep everything clean at the end of each work session.
After 30 minutes of (loud) shooting and bucking, I called it quits on the loud stuff for the day.
I did the last wingwalk rib, and the main and aft spar rivets just outboard of that rib. I colored the heads black where I set them, just to help me count. This was 40 rivets.
Since the skin doesn’t have to be peeled back as much anymore, I set another 13 rivets of the hinge. (I’m getting good at installing and removing the flap. Not that I have to, I just like to store it on the wing. Seems the safest there.)
I also pre-loaded the next bay of rivets.
If you’re counting ribs, I am now halfway (4 of 8) done with the lower inboard skin. It’s going to get easier moving outboard, too.
I like seeing the clecos slowly disappear.
1.0 hour. 53 rivets. It’s not really a streak until it’s three days in a row, so don’t jinx me.
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