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Finish Kit Update November 2010 Updates November 22, 2010 Left Wing Tip ..... - 3.0 hrs I received my solder sleeves from Stien. I ended up moving the coax that will be hooked up to the Archer antenna back by drilling another hole for a snap bushing. With the antenna moved forward in the tip you need the connection coming in from behind. I made up the coax with the terminals that came with the antenna. Its ready to mount. Next I started drilling the wing tip in place. I started at the leading edge and worked my way back. With the rear rib in place I was able to make sure the trailing edge stayed in line with the aileron. I alternated every few holes by drilling some in the bottom and then back to the top until it was complete. Then I removed the tip and cleaned up the drill shavings. Next I clamped the rear rib in place and used the rivet fan to layout 10 rivets on each side. I drilled one by one replacing the spring clamps with the clecos. Looks good and ready to rivet in. Last I used a scotchbrite disk to clean up the edges where I had to trip for clearance. Deburred and ready for riveting. This website was built to document my work in compliance with the FAA requirements needed to certify my aircraft. My experiences and comments are by no means to be considered as instructions on how to build any aircraft.