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

RV-9A: Project Entry

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Getting setup for drilling the holes for attaching the rod end
I'm a little short on time today, so I am going to just get setup for the pushrod drilling session tomorrow. It's not real clear in drawing #15 about how many rivets go in each end of each large push rod. The drawing almost looks like only 4 pop-rivets go on each end of an individual pushrod. WRONG! If you read the small print you'll see "12x MSP-42 Blind Rivet", which means there a total of 12 MSP-42 blind rivets used in one whole pushrod, divided by the 2 ends of course. So there will be 6 pop-rivets on each end of the large pushrod, holding the threaded rod end in place. I got some removeable scotch tape and wrapped a piece around the end of the pushrod, allowing the tape to overlap itself. Then I took my pocket knife and cut the tape where it overlapped, making a tape pattern of the exact size of the exterior of the pushrod.

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