ShortSnorter
Well Known Member
Only 8 rivets kept the HS from being officially complete.The plans have you wait to rivet the final inboard ribs until you can take the HS out of the cradles and lay them down for better access to rivet. Even with the HS flat on the table the rivets are somewhat awkward to get to. The first rivet I drove was unacceptable and had to be drilled out. After regrouping and retooling with my offset rivet set I started to drive the new rivet. I stopped after getting the rivet partially set to check the progress. The pictures below show what I saw. The point of the bucking bar I was using must have cut right through the adjacent flange while I was riveting. Can the inboard rib be removed and replaced without drilling out the entire side of the HS? My concern is that the the way the rib is nested in the stringer assembly may prevent me from drilling out the affected rib.