21 Jun 2026 - 3.5 hours
I finished up the rivets along the spar and then got to work on the rivets running down the ribs. I used the same method as yesterday, flexing the skin out and reaching between the skin and skeleton with the bucking bar. Obviously it gets easier as you move aft because the rivets aren't as much of a stretch.Once I had set about six rivets down each rib, I was able to hold the bucking bar by reaching around the rear spar, so I clecoed the skin to the skeleton and set the rest of the rib rivets that way. Unfortunately, I did have one rivet where the gun slipped and left a pretty big dent on the wing, so I won't say it looks amazing, but it is passable. The only rivets left to set on this skin are the ones along the rear spar which can be squeezed!
