February 6, 2012 - Riveting the Xenos Fuse | ||||||
| We are finally at the point where we can start riveting stuff permanently. The rear spar is riveted in the fuse for good. I sure hope it never has to come out! | ||||||
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I can't remember if I had a picture
of the panel so here it is. | ||||||
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| And the firewall. | ||||||
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After hours and hours of prep, the
spar tunnel box is ready for riveting. It probably takes a couple of
hundred rivets. | ||||||
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| Bruce riveting the bottom rivets with his pneumatic rivet puller. | ||||||
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| I riveted the top rivets with my big double-handled manual rivet puller. You can really get some leverage with those long handles. | ||||||
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| But some of the rivets are in tight-quarters and only the little hand-squeezer will do the job. | ||||||
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Bruce is happy the riveting is
done. | ||||||
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