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10-11-2010, 08:01 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2005
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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.
John
RV-7A
Houston
Last edited by compren : 10-11-2010 at 08:02 PM.
Reason: Misspelled!
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10-11-2010, 08:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by compren
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
RV-7A
Houston
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You're not the first. ;-)
And you probably won't be the last.
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Kyle Boatright
Marietta, GA
2001 RV-6 N46KB
2019(?) RV-10
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10-11-2010, 08:17 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
Posts: 9,035
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyle Boatright
You're not the first. ;-)
And you probably won't be the last.
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Kyle's right.
I know of builders that have done three or four rows before they noticed.
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Hubbard, Oregon
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10-11-2010, 08:28 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Navarre, FL
Posts: 168
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Quote:
Originally Posted by compren
...when you rivet something together, you should probably include all the parts associated with the job...John
RV-7A
Houston
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I ain't never done nuthin' like that... 
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Neal George
Navarre, FL
CherokeeJet N9586J
RV-7 N8ZG (all the loose ends)
Continental Aerospace Technologies, Product Support
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10-11-2010, 08:31 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Waco, Texas
Posts: 1,658
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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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10-11-2010, 08:31 PM
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VAF Moderator / Line Boy
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dayton, NV
Posts: 12,256
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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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Paul F. Dye
Editor at Large - KITPLANES Magazine
RV-8 - N188PD - "Valkyrie"
RV-6 (By Marriage) - N164MS - "Mikey"
RV-3B - N13PL - "Tsamsiyu"
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Dayton Valley Airpark (A34)
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10-11-2010, 10:09 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Sacramento, CA
Posts: 3,351
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Thanks for making me feel, I am not the only one out there.
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Mehrdad
N825SM RV7A - IO360M1B - SOLD
N825MS RV14A - IO390 - Flying
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10-11-2010, 10:30 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Evansville, Indiana
Posts: 661
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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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10-12-2010, 12:11 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Arlington, WA
Posts: 799
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There's supposed to be stiffeners there???
Yep! I did it too!
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RV-7 N957RV (First Flight on Dec 18, 2009 )
RV-14 N144P (Empennage complete, wings almost complete, fuselage almost complete)
#866 on the Van's RV-7 hobbs
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Arlington, WA
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10-12-2010, 01:32 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: MKE
Posts: 1,519
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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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Jeff Point
RV-6, RLU-1 built & flying
Tech Counselor, Flight Advisor & President, EAA Chapter 18
Milwaukee
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