Riveting Nose and Inspar Ribs To Front Spar

IAW the plans I got the outer 2 nose ribs, all inspar ribs and the stringer assembly riveted to the front spar. Was able to use my squeezer and flange yoke for all AN470 rivets with no issues. That flange yoke was worth every penny I paid for it. It was nice to see dramatic progress today in just a few hours as the structure came together. I also spent a couple hours tuning up my 4 wooden cradles I'd made earlier by sanding all rough edges smooth, rounding any corners and adding a 3 layer thick duct tape lining. I'm trying to avoid having the cradles put any dents in the skins. A test fit of 1 skin in the cradles proved that its a pretty tight fit to squeeze in there. I need to finish dimpling the nose rib holes in the skins before proceeding further. Its a 2 person job and I need to enlist my bride for that.

Another event that occurred today was insulating my overhead garage attic. With the addition of air conditioning a couple months ago I needed to get the completely uninsulated attic space above insulated to maximize cooling and minimize my electric bills. 2 guys from King Insulation arrived and in just 30 minutes deposited a 14" layer of blown fiberglass overhead providing an R-value of 38. With long term employment uncertainties still looming due to coronavirus I debated if I should spend the money now but concluded summer will be here soon and there's no way my new AC will be able to cool the garage adequately without insulation. I still need to insulate the garage doors but will do that myself.