OK, so now we are officially started on actual construction. It took about 3 hrs de-clecoing the Left aileron skeleton, deburring all of the edges and holes, reassembling and finally using rivets to hold things together.
It took me three tries of remembering to ensure that all of the ribs were properly aligned before I started riveting. The new squeezer is definitely different from using hand squeezers. While it is easier to actually set the rivets pneumatically, it's a very heavy tool and puts a lot of stress on my thumb (which is not it as good shape as it was 15 years ago!) I actually found that using it L handed was pretty workable, I had to drill out my first rivet when I missed being on center with one and it was nice to realize that I remembered how to remove one. Specifically, I used a #53 bit to make a pilot hole then a #40 to remove the bulk of the rivet and finally a pair of pliers to easily remove the remnants. The pulled rivets went in without a problem and the old rivet puller showed no signs of age.
I won't have time to work on it today. Tomorrow I am expecting it'll take me about half the time to assemble the R side. Stay tuned.
Oh, BTW, today I'm supposed to get the delivery of the backordered and missing parts. Fingers crossed!
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