Entry: Mon Oct 17 2022

Drilling rivet holes in stiffener angles

2 years ago

| Working on: Wings

| Tagged: Ribs

| Build time: 2 hr

Spent a little time out in the shop today drilling remaining 0.025" stiffeners for rivets.

I'm pre-drilling all holes with a #41 bit for now. They will be match drilled with the rib and a #40 bit when the time comes.

Next step debuting and bending the angels

Jig for drilling rivet holes

Jig for drilling rivet holes

7.5" drilled 7.25" and 6.5" still to go

7.5" drilled 7.25" and 6.5" still to go