jeffw@sc47
Well Known Member
I seem to remember a post not too long ago asking for advice on how to smooth out a dent in a leading edge that was the result of dropping their bucking bar while riveting the leading edge skin to the LE ribs. While assembling the outboard leading edge skin and ribs today, that came to mind while handling a nice heavy tungsten bar inside the leading edge and having it slip in my hand a little and almost dropping it.
I cut some corrugated cardboard pieces to fit between the ribs to cover the leading edge on the inside and about 6 inches high on each of the top and bottom of the skin. Dropping the bar would likely not put a dent in the leading edge - I didn't do a test. Pretty simple and a good safety net.
Looking down into the leading edge at a resting tungsten bar. The cardboard is cut to expose the rib edges so they can be bucked without removing the cardboard.
I cut some corrugated cardboard pieces to fit between the ribs to cover the leading edge on the inside and about 6 inches high on each of the top and bottom of the skin. Dropping the bar would likely not put a dent in the leading edge - I didn't do a test. Pretty simple and a good safety net.
Looking down into the leading edge at a resting tungsten bar. The cardboard is cut to expose the rib edges so they can be bucked without removing the cardboard.