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Friday, March 29, 2013

Prime and started riveting right aileron: 8 hours

Finished prepping all the parts then cleaned and primed.

Assembled aileron on riveting stand and started riveting.

This has been my first chance to use my new gadget which is a borescope / inspection camera for tight spaces. The one I have is unique because instead of showing the video on a small screen it transmits it via wifi to you iPad or iPhone. It definitely is helping with this tight space riveting.

I think it will also be helpful when I rivet it on the bottom wing skins.

 

The camera makes it easy to position the bucking bar and inspect the rivets.

 

This shows a finished rivet, an un-driven rivet, a cleco and the edge of the bucking bar: