RVG8tor
Well Known Member
OK I know what you are already thinking "a tripod 8" why! I don't want to get into that debate suffice it to day I am building what I am comfortable with and yes sometimes I think I should have gone the other way but hey that can be project #2.
I am trying to fit my step and just can't get the steel to form as flush as I think it should be. The photo shows the gaps I have which seem large in the photo but are only 2/32. Also the line of rivet hole just below the top row bow away from the fuselage, the curve is too acute there and so far I have not been able to make it budge.
So is this close enough or should I keep working at it, and if so any tips? I feel like right now if I rivet it up the skin will pull up tight but then I think there will be some stretching and then this will cause weak areas that may crack. The stop weight is carried by the top row of rivets that go through the longeron and the plastic block bolted to the floor rib.
I am trying to fit my step and just can't get the steel to form as flush as I think it should be. The photo shows the gaps I have which seem large in the photo but are only 2/32. Also the line of rivet hole just below the top row bow away from the fuselage, the curve is too acute there and so far I have not been able to make it budge.
So is this close enough or should I keep working at it, and if so any tips? I feel like right now if I rivet it up the skin will pull up tight but then I think there will be some stretching and then this will cause weak areas that may crack. The stop weight is carried by the top row of rivets that go through the longeron and the plastic block bolted to the floor rib.