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Date:  5-6-2011
Number of Hours:  1.50
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Brief Description:  Rivet upper rudder skin to structure

Tonight was spent riveting the counterbalance skin to the upper ribs of the rudder, enclosing the counterbalance weight permanently.

The pneumatic squeezer really does make light work of this, once set up. The only thing is that, even with the "no holes" yoke in the squeezer the aft two rivets on the upper rib are difficult to get at.

I'll have another go in the morning, but I suspect I'll need to set them with the rivet gun and a thin bucking bar - I've a cold chisel which should be just the thing to press into service for that.
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Counterbalance skin part riveted to skin and spar

Counterbalance skin part riveted to skin and spar

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Upper rudder rib riveted in place

Upper rudder rib riveted in place

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