Don Patrick - Experimental Aircraft Builder's Log

My RV-8 build


Date: 5-25-2010
Number of Hours: 1.50
Manual Reference: Page 6-7
Brief Description: Trimming the stiffeners

Finished scotchbriting, cleaning, marking, and then priming the right elevator stiffeners. TIP.... The key here is to rivet the trailing edge stiffeners on one side first...and only the first two rivets, then reverse the process for the other side. Works like a charm, and boy is back riveting nice to do. I only had to drill out one rivet that for some reason, didn't sit flush when I used the backplate...turned out well in any event.

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