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My RV-7A
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Date:  6-7-2008
Number of Hours:  4.00
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Brief Description:  First rib riveting effort

Riveted the rear spar for the HS stab. First real attempt at driving rivets with the rivet gun and bucking bar. Jordan manned the bucking bar and I ran the rivet gun. First couple of rivets were a little questionable but we got the hang of it pretty quickly. (drilled them out and replaced them). Rear spar completed.
Since riveting the rear spar went so well, we attempted to rivet the first leading edge rib to the skin. Wow, this was a lot different than the rear spar riveting. The first rivet did not go in straight so I drilled it out and of course made the hole too larger for the -3 flush rivet. Non of the rivets I had available would fill the oversized hole. I need an "Oops" rivet and none to be had. So I turned to a fellow builder in the area who had some extras that should fill the hole.
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