Section 25 is the inboard mixer boxes. These were almost as easy as the outboard ones, but there are a few differences; mostly just a few more parts. That made it a bit more complicated to ensure that I had the correct orientation when I built the other side, as I have a somewhat difficult time with L/R spatial orientations.
One trick published in VAF was to mirror the PDF images from the KAI in software. Several VAF members have gone so far as to print mirrored pages of the whole book, but that's overkill. I did something that was fast & cheap and just took quick pictures w/ my phone of the relevant pages. 10 seconds of editing on each page to mirror each one and I was in business. Having just built the left version, I didn't need to refer to the printed notes very much and I concentrated on the object I was holding and comparing it to the image on my phone. In the future, I'll use my iPad instead because of the larger screen and its attached stand.
Remember the NAS1097 rivets I talked about the other day? I said that there were only 4 in the whole kit. Wrong. There were only four of the AD3-4 and I totally overlooked the bin that held 36 of the AD3-3.5's. Those were the size I was supposed to use earlier. As a result, when today's kit called out for the 3-4's I had none. I elected to use AN426AD3-4's to achieve the proper length and deal with the larger head by accepting the larger countersink needed to flush the larger head than the called out AN1097. The primary advantage to the 1097 is the ability to be used in very thin material, but the piece that accepted the rivets in question is quiet thick-- 0.063", so I ended up with something stronger (not needed) and the correct length.
BTW, I'm determined to provide my grandson an early introduction to the project. He just turned 8 and has a very short attention span, but I did manage to show him 5 different rivet setting techniques before he timed out. Baby steps! :) I have 3 granddaughters visiting later this week. One or two of them may be interested, too!
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