{"id":491,"date":"2008-08-14T20:49:46","date_gmt":"2008-08-14T18:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rv-7.dk\/?p=491"},"modified":"2008-11-03T23:29:18","modified_gmt":"2008-11-03T22:29:18","slug":"riveted-left-leading-edge-2%c2%bdh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rv-7.dk\/?p=491","title":{"rendered":"Riveted left leading edge"},"content":{"rendered":"

I finished the left wing leading edge today, it went a lot faster than the right one. A little practice always helps, and a switch in tooling also helped a bit…<\/p>\n

I started by dimpling the left leading edge skin.
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I had already dimpled the ribs, so I clecoed them to the skin right away. Then I riveted most of the rivets\u00a0with the leading edge\u00a0in the cradle & the rest with it on a couple of cushions, just like the right leading edge.
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After reading Brad Olivers comments on using mushroom head riveting set, I desided to try it myself. Until now I have used my swivel head set, but it tends to be a little alive on the skin, making it hard to use singlehanded. This has become worse after it has become a little worn. I have had a big 1\u00bd” mushroom head set lying around ever since I started building, but it didn’t fit the holding spring on my rivet gun. The spring notch was just too thick. So I put the set in my drill press, and grinded it down with my anglegrinder, then polished it with a scotch wheel.
\nThis was well worth it! It is so much easier to control this set, compared to the swivel head set.
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