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Traci and Tom's RV-7A
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Date:  11-1-2013
Number of Hours:  1.00
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Brief Description:  Bending the flange on the trim tab.

I used double sided tape (the stuff used to tape things on glass) which was a little too sticky I found after I tried to remove the block - just use less rather than the full span.
I clamped it tightly to the bench and used a block of wood to push it down with. It took a lot of force and muscle to bend it down, but overall, it was pretty easy. It just took some time to get the bend folded over. I used the rivet gun set way down to about 12-15 PSI and used a block of wood between the riveter and the fold to avoid the ugly dents left.
I was interesting how such little air pressure did a very nice job of flattening the folds.

Then I was turned around and I did the same thing on the other end of the trim tab.
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First fold done - this is the bottom fold.

First fold done - this is the bottom fold.

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Top flange overlapping the bottom Bring on the rain! We'll be dry down there.

Top flange overlapping the bottom Bring on the rain! We'll be dry down there.

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Using wood to fold the other end of the trim tab.

Using wood to fold the other end of the trim tab.

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