Most of the right side was done yesterday, so needed to finish it off today.
This edge sat out a little prior to riveting, so I'm happy the rivets have pulled the edge down flush.
Looks great, and straight.
Right F-01473 side skin done.
Time for the Rudder Stops. Need to counter sink the four holes in each to take an AN426AD4-6 rivet first.
As I began the first hole closest to the flange, I noticed a small vibration and under further investigation, I noticed the countersink was just touching (and cutting into) the flange - that small nick just above the hole.
That's not part of the plan.
I then took the grinder to it in an attempt the narrow the external diameter on the countersink. Below was my first attempt - you can see the ground section as the side should be vertical from the top down.
I might have just got away with it where the flange was at it's lowest, but not the rear hole...
I didn't take a photo of the end result, but needless to say, I had to take a little more off the countersink diameter to create these...
Now, I could see they weren't going to be very easy to set properly. I had to use the back-riveting tool on the rivets closest to the flange, but ironically, it was the easier rivet that gave me grief.
I used the normal rubber sided riveting head on the gun, but it fell off the side as I was riveting and therefore, I had to drill out another one...
I was able to use the pneumatic squeezer on the two rear-most rivets which obviously made it much easier.
The right side was the second Rudder Stop I installed. I'd made the mistakes on the left one so I wouldn't make them on the right.
There we go....all done...
Maybe not. I'll need to take a close look at this one as that's not very good but right now, still accessible.
It was difficult to line up because with the bucking bar in that tight gap and my hand holding it, there's absolutely no way I could see what was going on until it was done.
On to the nut plates around the inspection panel.
The top one is for countersunk external holes and has the same width and is held by the same rivets.
Top => K1100-06
Bottom => K1000-06
I again use the rivet gun and bucking bar as I had good stability for the bucking bar and the gun pressure was turned down a little which made it more manageable.
All nut plates done. Looks like those F-01473A angle stiffeners are next...
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