Smitty's RV-9A from Van's Aircraft

RV-9A: Project Entry

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Riveted and prosealed the inboard rib
This was a nice switch from the old rivet gun and bucking bar when riveting the skin to the rib. I used my small no-hole yoke and hand squeezer to put in these rivets. The big angle attachment was pretty easy as well, except for 2 rivets where I had to switch to a long rivet set as pictured in the next photo. I had to crank up the pressure on the rivet from 40 lbs to 65 lbs when using the long rivet set. I really need a rivet set that is somewhere between the two that I have.

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