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Vertical Fin – Rear Spar Riveting

April 1, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Today I will continue with riveting the doublers on both the vertical fin front spar and rear spar. Since I left off the other day having finished riveting the flush rivets. I then continued with the AN-470-4 rivets for the rest of the VS-808PP rear spar doubler. In the pictures below you’ll notice that I […]

Vertical Fin Dimpling and Riveting

March 31, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Today I began with dimpling the VS-803PP rear spar.  For dimpling I use the DRDT-2 dimpling machine.  This is one of the “Must Have” tools.  Yes, it is an expensive piece of kit but it is well worth it; not only in consistency of the dimples but also in being able to work quietly.  As […]

Vertical Fin Rear Spar Doubler and Hinges

March 26, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Today I’m continuing work on the VS-808PP rear spar doubler.  I began with countersinking the holes near the bottom of the forward face of the doubler. The reason for this is because the forward side of the VS-803PP spar is dimpled where it mates to the fuselage. With the VS-803PP dimpled, the VS-808PP doubler needs to be […]

VS-808PP Spar Doubler Prep

March 23, 2014 by admin Leave a Comment

Not a lot of pictures today but there was lots of elbow grease used in the prep of the VS-808PP vertical fin rear spar doubler. Lots of filing, sanding and rubbing with emery cloth and scotchbrite while I break the edges and remove any tooling marks on the VS-808PP spar doubler. Please comment, I love to […]

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