Getting closer to being able to make plane noises!!
Center line of rivets almost done on the right F-01473 skin...
Pretty happy with these. I didn't have too many rivets on this skin that didn't do the wrong thing. Maybe the lower air pressure assisted with that.
Spoke to soon....I had too much pressure on the bucking bar which pushed the manufactured head of the rivet a little proud of the skin. Additionally, the bucking bar touched the flange and put a nice line in it.
Better drill out another one...
Drill in a couple of mm. Enough for the punch to get purchase on the lip of the drill hole so I can snap the head off the rivet...
Nope - doesn't want to play.
Need drill some more...
That's better - head snapped off nicely.
Here it is...got the drill almost in the middle.
I don't like using the punch to tap it out from the other side as I've been bitten previously by rivets that don't let go easily and therefore hitting the rivet from the other side actually ends up bending the flange or tab.
I find the small tin snips work well as I can wiggle it out gently.
Ta-daaaa!
Both offending halves - I am offended.
...and the undamaged hole awaiting the next perfect rivet....hopefully.
Bugger - bucking bar slipped off the rivet.
Had to drill that one out and install another.
Much better, although left a small mark.
The photo below shows how tight this spot is for the bucking bar I have. You can obviously get smaller ones, but I don't have one - that's another $150!
This is in between the F-01411B & F-01412A Bulkheads.
These ones had to be done by feel as my left hand was holding the rivet gun.
Very fiddly, but done.
There's that edge I was referring to in a recent post - very flush.
Paint should look good on this surface - nice and flat.
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