November 19, 2005 - Center Fuselage |
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| I took all the vinyl off the inside of the center fuselage bottom skin. I considered doing the same to the outside because the rows and columns of the holes are pretty close together. But in the end I decided to bite the bullet and de-vinyl it. It adds an extra hour to the project but will help keep the alcad-covered skin from getting scratched. I use a soldering iron and a wooden dowel to keep the lines straight. | ||||||
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After devinyling comes deburring.
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I smoothed the edges with the scrapper and emery cloth, then I dimpled
the edge holes with the hand-squeezer. Finally Lynnette and I
dimpled the inner holes with the C-frame. Neither of us wanted to
do it, but we hunkered down and got it done in less than an hour.
This skin is ready for riveting.
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