I'm putting two of the Duckworks kits in my -10. The wing leading edges are in the first assembly/match drill phase currently.
I am fabricating the light brackets right now. The question is weather I cut the holes in the skins now, or wait until after everything is riveted together.
The main thing I'm worried about is it will significantly weaken the skin outboard of the hole. I'll still have to get it out of the wood blocks, scuff and prime, dimple, then put it back in the blocks. That's a fair amount of handling.
I am *very* careful about things and have yet to bugger up a piece during handling. Those of you that have cut the hole during first assembly - am I just being a big sissy? Or was it not a big deal at all and I should just go for it?
I am fabricating the light brackets right now. The question is weather I cut the holes in the skins now, or wait until after everything is riveted together.
The main thing I'm worried about is it will significantly weaken the skin outboard of the hole. I'll still have to get it out of the wood blocks, scuff and prime, dimple, then put it back in the blocks. That's a fair amount of handling.
I am *very* careful about things and have yet to bugger up a piece during handling. Those of you that have cut the hole during first assembly - am I just being a big sissy? Or was it not a big deal at all and I should just go for it?