rdamazio
Well Known Member
Hi all.
I'm nearly done with my HS - riveted the rear spar to the skin on the top side without issues, riveted it to the bottom right side...and then the holes on the bottom left side have a slight misalignment![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Even though the misalignment is less than 1/32", that's enough to make the rivets not go in straight:
I'm pretty sure I drilled these straight, and had no mishaps while riveting the ribs. I followed the instructions religiously.
Any suggestions on what to do here?
I assume using a drill to make the holes match again is a bad idea?
I tried putting a little force to make it align, but it only makes the skin start to bulge, so I stopped.
The other thing is that it's about 40degF colder today than when I drilled these - the metal wouldn't deform this much with such a small temperature variation, would it?
Thanks everyone in advance!
I'm nearly done with my HS - riveted the rear spar to the skin on the top side without issues, riveted it to the bottom right side...and then the holes on the bottom left side have a slight misalignment
![IMG_20151028_005935.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh3.googleusercontent.com%2F-gJrr66w0XAY%2FVjCAiPq3SiI%2FAAAAAAAAkhE%2FtvbTNxKWsOk%2Fw1323-h992-no%2FIMG_20151028_005935.jpg&hash=adee69c74277655f4dbec2e420ecf02d)
Even though the misalignment is less than 1/32", that's enough to make the rivets not go in straight:
![IMG_20151028_005905.jpg](/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2F-RQcRS5InR4s%2FVjCAbVAEcAI%2FAAAAAAAAkgs%2Fm6p7Wjmf4Uk%2Fw1323-h992-no%2FIMG_20151028_005905.jpg&hash=dee2d5456f87a06a2699aa0e10cf6fc4)
I'm pretty sure I drilled these straight, and had no mishaps while riveting the ribs. I followed the instructions religiously.
Any suggestions on what to do here?
I assume using a drill to make the holes match again is a bad idea?
I tried putting a little force to make it align, but it only makes the skin start to bulge, so I stopped.
The other thing is that it's about 40degF colder today than when I drilled these - the metal wouldn't deform this much with such a small temperature variation, would it?
Thanks everyone in advance!