Well today started the year out in a good manner. I have been so busy with business year end stuff that even though I got the shop pretty well wrapped up in mid Dec I had not had much time to work on anything.
Tom Olson, my tech inspector, drove down from Cedar Rapids on Wed and looked over all that was done on the HS and told me to start pounding rivets. So today I finally got some time and did it. This is fun!
Assembling things is much better than drilling, deburring, dimpling, cleaning, etching, priming, etc. Finally I have a finished part. It isn't perfect but I am very happy with how it turned out. It amazes me how smooth the rivet heads are on the skin, I know they are supposed to be, but I'm still amazed.
I know there are a whole lot more parts to build but am actually looking forward to it even more than I had been.
Sorry to ramble but I had to show someone!
Tom Olson, my tech inspector, drove down from Cedar Rapids on Wed and looked over all that was done on the HS and told me to start pounding rivets. So today I finally got some time and did it. This is fun!
I know there are a whole lot more parts to build but am actually looking forward to it even more than I had been.
Sorry to ramble but I had to show someone!
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