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Time for dimplin' and countersinkin'
I started to take the whole fuselage apart but then decided that it would be easier to dimple and countersink the parts while they are still all clecoed together. This way there isn't any head-scratching about what needs countersinking or dimpling on individual parts. I started by countersinking all the parts that needed countersinking, randomly checking the depth of the countersinks with my aluminum scrap "hole checker". I found that a drop of Boelube keeps the countersink bit from bouncing around and screwing up the countersink. Then I dimpled all the parts that required dimpling.

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