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What tool do you use to dimple extra tight tolerance on inboard aft most #8 nut plate on wing rib
Working on page 20-5 dimpling for the k1100-08 nut plate that will go on the bottom aft and inboard most location of the wing. I've got a rivet tail in the way from lining up the female die to the hole center and the male die would be fine except the squeezer interferes with the flap hinge...
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Shoulder Straps Control inexpensively.
I was always straining my neck and bruising my armpit to find the belts after remembering those straps are still in the back of my RV7A cargo floor. So being from the Marine world I paid a visit to the Aviation Isle in a Marine Store and picked up some very light stainless-steel handrails. They...
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Reminder to those wanting to list something for sale.
I’m happy for you to do it, but you HAVE to have a badge under your username to create a classified. No exceptions. You can get that badge here. This is a way I keep the lights on. Lights that are increasingly more expensive to keep on. I ask the moderators to DELETE any classified create...
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Rudder skin riveting
I final-drilled all the rudder skin holes and stiffener holes with a #40 drill bit, deburred them, then dimpled them with a 3/32 dye. Squeezing the first couple of AN426AD3-3 rivets gave me 9/64 diameter shop heads with what appears to be at least 3/64 height. But they do not cover the rim of...
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Corrosion on fuel tank ribs
I bought my kit from another builder who opened and inventoried his wing kit but didn’t build. He then used painters tape to keep similar parts together. This is what leads me to my current problem. Several of the fuel ribs have some surface corrosion from the tape. Normally I would clean it up...
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The VAF List ...a list of RV-related lists. RV-related things you might want to browse over (a closed post that is sticky and maintained by dr). Link to this in 'Links' in the menu. v/r,dr Small businesses that help bring you this list of RV-related lists: 360 Avionics www.360Avionics.com Ace...
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