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Jeff & Jackie's RV-8 Project
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Date:  9-26-2006
Number of Hours:  3.25
Manual Reference:  7-9
Brief Description:  Rivet right wing bottom skins

More rivetting, and finding it a little trickier than last time since many of the rivets require me to hold the bucking bar with my left hand. Not only is this *not* my dominant hand, but I also have a very weak left wrist due to a few too many high-speed landings from errant motorcycles. Hence my control of the bucking bar isn't as good as I'd like it. It's fine for the easy-to-get-at rivets, but for those where my arm is twisted around at a funny angle, with me leaning over backwards and my wrist also cocked at a funny angle, I have no grip or strength left to do a decent bucking job. On the whole though, it may take a little longer than normal, but we manage it. I had to drill out four or five rivets this evening, but I'm now happy with all of them. One more bay on this inboard skin to go!
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