Recent new builder here who is trying to figure out what constitutes good enough.
I've been working on the horizontal stab and I'm in the process of riveting in HS-707 to the skin. Top rivets went in fine but bottom ones are proving to be a PITA because I can't seem to get the skin tight to the flange when I remove a cleco to rivet that hole. I was getting about a 1/16" to 3/32" gap with the cleco removed but went ahead with the riveting. I wasn't happy with the results and convinced myself I did something wrong (since I know that I'm a newbie to this) and drilled out the rivets.
Drilling out the rivets went very well with no enlarged or deformed holes on the skin. However the holes on the rib are larger but mainly due to riveting and not due to bad removal. The hole sizes on the rib now vary from .113 to .120 but the ones on the skin are from .105 to .112.
So my question is are the holes in the rib now to large to reuse?
I've been working on the horizontal stab and I'm in the process of riveting in HS-707 to the skin. Top rivets went in fine but bottom ones are proving to be a PITA because I can't seem to get the skin tight to the flange when I remove a cleco to rivet that hole. I was getting about a 1/16" to 3/32" gap with the cleco removed but went ahead with the riveting. I wasn't happy with the results and convinced myself I did something wrong (since I know that I'm a newbie to this) and drilled out the rivets.
Drilling out the rivets went very well with no enlarged or deformed holes on the skin. However the holes on the rib are larger but mainly due to riveting and not due to bad removal. The hole sizes on the rib now vary from .113 to .120 but the ones on the skin are from .105 to .112.
So my question is are the holes in the rib now to large to reuse?