Began wet riveting the ribs into the left tank skin today. I should have made more progress on these ribs but it takes longer than expected and I got a bit tired after 3 or so hours. The process I followed was to remove a cleco, wipe the dimple clean with MEK, dab some proseal in the dimple, insert the rivet, and set with the gun. I then wiped the manufactured head of the rivet with MEK and inspected the quality of the set rivet. Sometimes, I had to hit it another time with the gun to ensure a good flush result. Hopefully, I can finish the five ribs tomorrow and move on to the two end ribs. I will still have to seal the shop heads, inspect and seal any voids found, and install the tank baffle. Building the tanks is every bit as challenging as expected.
