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Old 01-02-2014, 07:17 PM
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After building 33 RV airframes of all models, here at East Texas Airframes I have come up with a way to rivet all top aft fuse. skins as a one man job. It CAN BE DONE! And NO BLIND RIVETS!!! No dents and no scratches. No, I don't have Gorilla arms, I have 45 years of aircraft sheet metal experience. Cleco the aft most skin on and rivet, that should be a no brainer. Then cleco the fwd skin along the top center rib and stringers and rivet. Now cleco from top center bulkhead down about 5 or 6 rivets and reach in under the skin to buck them. Slowly work your way down the bulkhead until you can't get your arm in any more. (use caution not to kink the skin) When you've gone as far as you can cleco the rest down and you should be able the reach the rest along the longeron. YES, it does take a long reach but most folks can do it. If not roll the fuse on it's side and have a friend stand up and reach in and buck the last few rivets for you. Good Luck.
I did mine solo on my 9A...
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Built an off-plan RV9A with too much fuel and too much HP. Should drop dead any minute now.
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Old 01-03-2014, 08:35 PM
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I did mine solo on my 9A...

I made a rotisserie out of two engine stands. Only a few required a long bucking bar (or a taped back riveting plate and a back rivet set)
and some creativity.
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