Riveting the aileron brackets.
2h
March 24, 2025
Today I riveted the aileron brackets.
It would have been a much shorter session if I hadn't put the wrong rivet in one of the holes (universal AN470 instead of a flush AN426). Removing that one rivet was a major pain -- when multiple layers are involved, rivets tend to "swell" in between the layers and wouldn't come out easily.
In the end, I drilled it all the way through using a small drill bit, then cleared it from the hole.
This top left flush rivet is the hole where I put the wrong rivet at first.
Did put the correct rivet in the outboard bracket, but I still had to remove it because I tried to squeeze it, and then the squeezer slipped!



