I'm building a 7A. I attached the nutplates to the spars and did the countersinks for the fuel tank attachment screws. Not going to lie, it took me awhile to muster up the courage to countersink those holes
I followed the instructions and all the countersinks came out really good. However, I noticed that a FEW of the nutplates are not perfectly centered between the rivet holes. I noticed it mostly on the first few holes where the nut plates are mounted at an angle. I'm guessing they shifted ever so slightly when I riveted them on prior to countersinking. My question is, how finicky are the screws for the fuel tank attachments? Should I anticipate issues here getting the screws in?
Typically, I like to put a screw into the nutplate prior to attaching them, but I couldn't do that here. The hole wasn't big enough and I didn't want to enlarge it for fear of causing issues with keeping the cutter centered.
I followed the instructions and all the countersinks came out really good. However, I noticed that a FEW of the nutplates are not perfectly centered between the rivet holes. I noticed it mostly on the first few holes where the nut plates are mounted at an angle. I'm guessing they shifted ever so slightly when I riveted them on prior to countersinking. My question is, how finicky are the screws for the fuel tank attachments? Should I anticipate issues here getting the screws in?
Typically, I like to put a screw into the nutplate prior to attaching them, but I couldn't do that here. The hole wasn't big enough and I didn't want to enlarge it for fear of causing issues with keeping the cutter centered.
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