Wing Spar Countersinking Complete

 

My shoulder hurt for a week.IMG_20150207_153449

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These spars are really long.IMG_20150207_145518786

Measuring every freaking hole is probably overkill, but 1/20 weren’t deep enough the first time.IMG_20150207_145542307

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Non-optional priming of areas where anodizing was removed by the countersinking.  Q-tip dipped in primer sprayed into cup from rattle can.IMG_20150207_155502451

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.032″ “scrap” (we didn’t have any, had to order some), drilled, dimpled and turned into gauge.IMG_20150207_161834638

If I’m going to have to prime the areas the anodizing was removed, I might as well prime the inexplicable 5″ spar extension.IMG_20150207_171825986

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Berck: 9 hours, Jonah: 2.75 hours

Countersinking Spars

 

We spent several hours test dimpling, countersinking and riveting to get the depth of these countersinks just right.  Armed with some calipers, we were able to measure the depth of the 3/32″ countersinks, and aimed for .005″ below flush (as measured with a rivet in the hole).  There’s a lot of variation just from pressure on the drill, and settled for .0050″-.0065″ below flush.  There are hundreds and hundreds of holes to countersink.  We also riveted in the nutplates and started countersinking the #8 holes using Van’s recommended method of centering the bit in the nutplate.  It started out looking absolutely terrible, but once we got the depth right it was fine.

Squeezing rivets for the nutplates:
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Measuring the diameter of the #8 countersinks to determine depth, since you can’t stick a rivet in there.IMG_20150201_154500893

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New cleco pliers!  Jonah doesn’t like them.IMG_20150201_154938498

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Berck: 9 hours, Randy: 6 hours, Jonah: 3 hours