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Date:  7-10-2005
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Brief Description:  Rivet practice

After attending the EAA Chapter 690 meeting and speaking with some RV builders, I decided to get a little riveting practice before tackling the riveting on the HS. Luckily, I had an old RV-6 tail kit that I bought from some guy many years ago. I decided to practice on it. I got a HS skin and drilled it to the rear spar (it was an old kit, not predrilled). I then deburred and dimpled it and started riveting some flush rivets. Most of the rivets were awful, but some were ok. I will next tackle the other side of the practice HS to see if I get any better. Once I finish, I will drill all of the rivets out and start over. Mark helped me dimple the skins and the spar with the pneumatic riveter. Vicki came down and shot about 6-8 rivets. She does really well. I will not log this practice time.
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Old RV-6 tail piece used for practice riveting

Old RV-6 tail piece used for practice riveting

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