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Wings Update April 2010 Updates April 10, 2010 Left Wing Riveting.... - 4.0 hrs Back to riviting the left bottom skin of the wing. Its slow going trying to reach thru these holes to reach across the wing. When I built the table it was nice having it up high but the other work on it but now on the skins it would be better if it was lower. O well you can't have everything. Had to take my time with riveting the Pitot Tube stiffener and getting it attached to the spar and working around the alum tube. But I got it done. Even got Derek to shot a few for me while I bucked them from the inside on some far reaches. Good thing I have my small Tungston bucking bar. This thing was really worth it. I bet you could build a entire plane with this one bar. Before I closed out each bay I used a mirror and flashlight to recheck my rivets. Had to reset a few but no drillouts. I think I will be cruising thru the RV8 next time! I also did a bit more cleanup on the nose gear wheel pant. The primer really shows the imperfections and there was still a bit of a seam showing so I knocked that down with my new Perma Grit tool. 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.