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Old 10-21-2010, 08:36 AM
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Smile I started building my RV-7
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Old 10-21-2010, 09:00 AM
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can someone else peek at these and tell me that i'm crazy?

lots of blind rivets being used....
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Old 10-21-2010, 09:24 AM
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RV9.... Tail done. Inspection done! Wings pre-cover MDRA inspection done. Closing them up now. Fuse underway.
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Old 10-21-2010, 09:27 AM
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Appears to be using a pop rivet dimpler.
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Old 10-21-2010, 09:27 AM
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It looks to me he's just using a pop dimpler tool to dimple the holes, he's not using pop rivets for assembly.

Vai Dimitri! La comunit? italiana di RV deve crescere!!
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Old 10-22-2010, 08:07 AM
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Appears to be using a pop rivet dimpler.
yeah I caught this after realizing what I was seeing

it's been a while since i've had to use that thing, wings haven't called for it yet
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