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jjessen

Joined: 22 Apr 2006
Posts: 285
Location: OR

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:55 am Post subject: Tailcone finished

Tailcone finally flippin' finished!  



I'll update the web site in a couple days and discuss there about my

impressions of what to do and not to do.  Big point is, don't hesitate to

get bucking help.  Bruce Breckenridge and I proved you can go it alone, or

nearly so (I think I had help on 15 rivets), but why?  Doing it solo can be

done, but the amount of steps required per set of rivets, which might be

only two, is far more than might be worth it for many.  Anyway...



John J. (Heading into Buildus Interruptus yet again.)

  #40328



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jdalton77(at)comcast.net
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:19 am Post subject: Tailcone finished

Congrats!



I was "finished" with mine for 6 weeks!



Still working on the fiberglass tips....



Jeff Dalton

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rvbuilder(at)sausen.net
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:31 am Post subject: Tailcone finished

I am to the point of fitting the canopy and have had help on maybe 2

or 3 occasions when my arms just were not long enough.  Did the wings

completely by myself and even the canopy fittings by myself (not fun) so

no one should have no help as excuse for not pounding rivets!   



Michael Sausen

-10 #352 Fuselage



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jjessen

Joined: 22 Apr 2006
Posts: 285
Location: OR

Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 8:47 am Post subject: Tailcone finished

Tailcone, not empennage!  Gotta brag about something.  



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indigoonlatigo(at)msn.com
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 9:42 am Post subject: Tailcone finished

Now that you are finished.  My big recommendation is to have help bucking.  

Secondly, get one of those special, long elevator bucking bars and have your 

bucker just hold it over a row of the rivets and go to town. Don't put in 

any rivets where the bucking bar isn't or else...gottcha.



Probably not news, but my .02cents



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John G.

[quote]From: "John Jessen" <jjessen(at)rcn.com>

Reply-To: rv10-list(at)matronics.com

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Subject: Tailcone finished

Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:54:36 -0800






Tailcone finally flippin' finished!



I'll update the web site in a couple days and discuss there about my

impressions of what to do and not to do.  Big point is, don't hesitate to

get bucking help.  Bruce Breckenridge and I proved you can go it alone, or

nearly so (I think I had help on 15 rivets), but why?  Doing it solo can be

done, but the amount of steps required per set of rivets, which might be

only two, is far more than might be worth it for many.  Anyway...



John J. (Heading into Buildus Interruptus yet again.)

   #40328



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armywrights(at)adelphia.n
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:35 pm Post subject: Tailcone finished

I did my bottom wing skins as well, but I really don't advise it.  I've got

plenty of dings that will be covered eventually with body filler and paint,

but just having them there until that point will be fairly sore on my eyes.

None of the dings are sharp or seem structurally unsound, but having nice

smooth rivet lines would be nice - get help bucking wings!



Rob Wright

#392



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rvbuilder(at)sausen.net
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Posted: Tue Nov 14, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject: Tailcone finished

Help would be a plus.  I'm not eschewing help, just don't have any.

Plus I have ape arms so I can reach all the way in the skins.  Ha!



Michael

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