wjb
Well Known Member
Hi Folks,
I already dispatched a priority message to the mothership, but I wonder if any of you had this experience:
I started to assemble my F-704 bulkhead on my -7 (this is the bulkhead that receives the spars from the wings), and I just unbagged the F704E and F main bulkhead members that were sent with the spars; I found both 3/4" bars on F-704F are loose on the web. All the monster rivets look good, but I can wiggle both bars and found they make a distinct "click" at the end of their travel. Caliper measurements show something like a 10 mil motion per bar.
Anyone else experience this? It this a way of getting a little play in the system so the wing bolts will go in, or a manufacturing failure? Lots of big (size 6?) rivets there. I'd love to see that squeezer!
I already dispatched a priority message to the mothership, but I wonder if any of you had this experience:
I started to assemble my F-704 bulkhead on my -7 (this is the bulkhead that receives the spars from the wings), and I just unbagged the F704E and F main bulkhead members that were sent with the spars; I found both 3/4" bars on F-704F are loose on the web. All the monster rivets look good, but I can wiggle both bars and found they make a distinct "click" at the end of their travel. Caliper measurements show something like a 10 mil motion per bar.
Anyone else experience this? It this a way of getting a little play in the system so the wing bolts will go in, or a manufacturing failure? Lots of big (size 6?) rivets there. I'd love to see that squeezer!
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