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Flush rivets for tail ribs at the root end

Postby Bryan Cotton » Fri Oct 11, 2013 9:03 pm

Hi all,
I dimpled my aft spar channels, but when I went to dimple the mating holes in the aft part of the ribs they were too close to the radius. Looks like I will have to grind one of my dimple dies.
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Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: Flush rivets for tail ribs at the root end

Postby falvarez » Sat Oct 12, 2013 9:59 am

I also had to grind down one of my dimple dies. However, if you don't want to do grind down yours and you have a countersink, you can easily make a custom version of the female side using some scrap 3/16" aluminum.
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Re: Flush rivets for tail ribs at the root end

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sat Oct 12, 2013 6:43 pm

Great idea! :)
Too late! I already ground. :(
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Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
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