[Lou]

I'm having the dickens of a time trying to get the horizontal stabilizer forward spar (702), nose rib (404) and main rib (405) riveted with a Cleaveland Main Squeeze. I've got a 3" yoke and 4 " no hole but the body of the Main Squeeze won't fit into the tight space against the rib to square up on the rivet. I've learned my lesson (many times over-I'm an expert driller outer now) about getting square on the rivet while squeezing. The angle splices (710,714) are limiting my approach as well as the body of the Main Squeeze.

Is this better done with a Tatco squeezer? I think that I can shoot it but would really prefer to squeeze these rivets.

Any thoughts from those who have gone before.

 

[Lou]

Please disregard - I received some good advice on using offsets and longeron yokes on the -7 side. I think the Cleaveland Main Squeeze frame is too squared off to use in this spot at an angle.