Thunderpig
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Trim tab shenanigans so far...
The bending was a nightmare, eventually found some good double sided tape and they came out okay. Started on the right tab, couldn't quite figure out how to get the rivets done using everything I could think of, ended up deforming the two pieces that form the attachment to the cables and the worked out the process for back riveting them and the spar. Piano hinges are all drilled and ready to go...
The riveting at this point should be straightforward...pneumatic squeezer. Yet, just about every rivet ended up off-center. After drilling out my third crappy rivet, the hinge is now unusable and everything needs to be reordered.
Question for the group...I checked Sec 5 for the length references and the 3-4 rivet is appropriate and called out for in the plans, yet getting the rivets to set properly continues to be an issue. Suggestions while I wait for the new parts? Up to this point, I haven't had a problem with setting rivets with the squeezer, all of a sudden I'm batting .100.
The bending was a nightmare, eventually found some good double sided tape and they came out okay. Started on the right tab, couldn't quite figure out how to get the rivets done using everything I could think of, ended up deforming the two pieces that form the attachment to the cables and the worked out the process for back riveting them and the spar. Piano hinges are all drilled and ready to go...
The riveting at this point should be straightforward...pneumatic squeezer. Yet, just about every rivet ended up off-center. After drilling out my third crappy rivet, the hinge is now unusable and everything needs to be reordered.
Question for the group...I checked Sec 5 for the length references and the 3-4 rivet is appropriate and called out for in the plans, yet getting the rivets to set properly continues to be an issue. Suggestions while I wait for the new parts? Up to this point, I haven't had a problem with setting rivets with the squeezer, all of a sudden I'm batting .100.