Brief Description: Drove the first rivets in the left bottom wing ski
Haven't had a chance to get Steve over to buck the bottom skin rivets, so decided to get started on the ones that I can get to both sides of. Made a string harness with which I can lift the skin in order to be able to reach under and buck the rivets. I got the first foot and a half or so of the rear spar rivets, and the first 5 or so rivets up the 4 wing walk ribs. The directions say to lay the skin back down occasionally to make sure it is not "creeping" on you. I did, and there is actually about a 1/64" gap where the front of the skin butts up to the leading edge skin, where they actually touched before. Also, the clecoes that I put back in the front holes of the skin to the main spar wanted to lean a little. So, I figured it is creeping on me a little, and don't want to do any more until I have a helper. From here out it is pretty awkward for one person to reach the top and bottom of the skin at the same time in order to drive and buck.
Funny, the directions didn't say what to do if the skin does start to creep.
Bottom skins awaiting the first rivets.
The front portion of the skin lifted to allow access to the underside to buck the rivets.
The first rivets in the lower left wing skin. I will need a helper from here out. Messed up one.
