today Con Kelley, a fellow member of EAA 1379 and a future RV7 builder came over and helped rivet. Con is now my hero in a big way. we riveted for about 8 hours!!! at the start of the day he had very limited experience with riveting, but he is a certified pro now. we were able to finsh the rest of the major riveting left to do. and all the rivets came out looking great. thanks for the help Con, i'm standing by ready to help you when you need it.