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Date:  8-20-2010
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Extra rivet on forward skin tab

In contemplating what to do on this forward skin tab, I decided I want edges of the sheet to have a rivet holding it within about 1/2 inch. Otherwise it could pull away or vibrate and crack the over laying fiberglass.

So I added this one rivet which seems like an obvious rivet to add. It fits nicely in line and spacing with the other rivets already along this top edge of the forward skin

I posted on Vans Forum asking for ideas, options and experiences witht his tab. Comments were, "I cut it off and I'm glad I did," "I didn't cut if off, but I wish I had," "others left it on and it vibrated and cracked the fiber glass," and of course "I did it Checkoway's way," but who n the heck knows what that means since he took is website down.

So I'm contemplating cutting it off per the blue line shown below. But I have to think about it some more.
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Drilled this extra rivet hole

Drilled this extra rivet hole

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Dimpled skin and countersunk frame

Dimpled skin and countersunk frame

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Contemplating this cut

Contemplating this cut

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