Main Wing Spar Question
Hello all!
Just a quick question for those experienced RV-8 builders.
Currently, I am working the RV-8 Wings and I am just about ready to Rivet the Wing Ribs to the Main Spar and Rear Spar. Got the Ribs Primed, Nut Plates installed, Tie Down installed, Holes pre-drilled, and so on.
Now then, it seems to me that one could use a Rivet Squeezer to fix the Rivets on the Rear Spar; so no real problem there for a one person job.
However, can a Rivet Squeezer be used to fix the Rivets on the Main Spar? If possible, I would like this to be a one person job as well.
But since the Flanges on the Main Spar are so wide, it does not seem to me that a Rivet Squeezer could be used. Or is there a way that one person can fix these Rivets with a Rivet Squeezer?
Or is it better to get some Bucking help and fix the Rivets in the conventional way with a Rivet Gun?
Thanks much in advance!
Hello all!
Just a quick question for those experienced RV-8 builders.
Currently, I am working the RV-8 Wings and I am just about ready to Rivet the Wing Ribs to the Main Spar and Rear Spar. Got the Ribs Primed, Nut Plates installed, Tie Down installed, Holes pre-drilled, and so on.
Now then, it seems to me that one could use a Rivet Squeezer to fix the Rivets on the Rear Spar; so no real problem there for a one person job.
However, can a Rivet Squeezer be used to fix the Rivets on the Main Spar? If possible, I would like this to be a one person job as well.
But since the Flanges on the Main Spar are so wide, it does not seem to me that a Rivet Squeezer could be used. Or is there a way that one person can fix these Rivets with a Rivet Squeezer?
Or is it better to get some Bucking help and fix the Rivets in the conventional way with a Rivet Gun?
Thanks much in advance!