Riveting Fuselage Sections

Began the riveting process. For much of it I wished I were 5'2" and 120 lbs. I'm glad I spent the time yesterday on the temporary flooring and all the other prep I did. It made life easier today while working alone. I made a nest in the baggage compartment with cushions to kneel on, all necessary tools on my adjacent workbench within easy reach and towels inside to mitigate the impact of dropped bucking bars. The seat back cross bar was an unmovable inconvenient obstacle that made it hard for a big dude like me to move around freely. The toughest rivets were the ones behind the top bulkhead to the shoulder harness lugs and top center rib. They were AN470-4s and I didn't want to to replace any because it would have been a bitch. For me, getting the bucking bar on them securely and the rivet set square with the gun at the same time was challenging. I needed to use my offset rivet set on the 2 top rivets in the lugs. In the end I got them all done with acceptable shop heads. The rivets along the forward facing bulkhead flanges and longerons were all AN426-3s and went much quicker because access and visibility was excellent. I'll continue the riveting doing what I can solo and then will have a buddy come out to help me set all the bottom rivets that I can't reach. I also bought a new zip tie gun from Aircraft Tool Supply today using a gift card I got for Christmas. Thanks Matt!