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Old 10-11-2010, 08:01 PM
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Default There are stupid mistakes...and then there are the ones I make!

Posting this in case someone might be feeling bad about one of their mistakes. This is a real doozy and might be hard to top.

I got home after work and had everything ready to go. It was time to rivet the aileron stiffeners to the skin. So, got out the back riveting plat, my rivet set, adjusted the pressure on my compressor, oiled the gun, and got to work. Had my 9yr old son plug all the rivets in and I followed up with some rivet tape. I got through the entire first stiffener then stepped back to admire my work. That is about the time it hit me...when you rivet something together, you should probably include all the parts associated with the job. That's right, completely forgot to stick the stiffener on. Wow, I just stared for a second before patting myself on the back for not going on to the second one!

Anyway, they drilled out as best one could hope for and we'll get past this. Just thought y'all could use a laugh at my expense.

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Old 10-11-2010, 08:04 PM
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Posting this in case someone might be feeling bad about one of their mistakes. This is a real doozy and might be hard to top.

I got home after work and had everything ready to go. It was time to rivet the aileron stiffeners to the skin. So, got out the back riveting plat, my rivet set, adjusted the pressure on my compressor, oiled the gun, and got to work. Had my 9yr old son plug all the rivets in and I followed up with some rivet tape. I got through the entire first stiffener then stepped back to admire my work. That is about the time it hit me...when you rivet something together, you should probably include all the parts associated with the job. That's right, completely forgot to stick the stiffener on. Wow, I just stared for a second before patting myself on the back for not going on to the second one!

Anyway, they drilled out as best one could hope for and we'll get past this. Just thought y'all could use a laugh at my expense.

John
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You're not the first. ;-)

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Old 10-11-2010, 08:17 PM
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You're not the first. ;-)

And you probably won't be the last.
Kyle's right.
I know of builders that have done three or four rows before they noticed.
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Old 10-11-2010, 08:28 PM
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...when you rivet something together, you should probably include all the parts associated with the job...John
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I ain't never done nuthin' like that...
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Old 10-11-2010, 08:31 PM
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Yeah, there's quite a few people who have done that one; myself included.

It's no biggie. Drill'em out and keep going.

The real stupid ones are the ones that cost you lots of money or time. You'll get a chance to experience those mistakes too and then you'll look back on this one and think it was nothing.

FWIW, I did the entire rudder that way before I realized what I did.
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Old 10-11-2010, 08:31 PM
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It's really hard to invent a new way to mess up....and this one isn't original! You cna guess how I know....
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Old 10-11-2010, 10:09 PM
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Thanks for making me feel, I am not the only one out there.
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Old 10-11-2010, 10:30 PM
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Default mistake, what mistake

Mine was just to get more experience drilling out rivets; so many of you here on VAF said I would need to hone this skill to a fine edge. Thats my story and I am sticking to it
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Old 10-12-2010, 12:11 AM
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There's supposed to be stiffeners there???

Yep! I did it too!
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Old 10-12-2010, 01:32 AM
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Hah! Been there, done that one. This one is so common I think they now include this step in the build manual.
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