I began assembling the left aileron this morning. I needed to find a way to dimple the leading edge holes for the counterbalance pipe. I used a spare (and warped) non-adjustable set holder from my squeezer. Worked like a charm. Used a rubber mallet to hit the set holder, which had a male 1/8 dimple die in it. I then set the CS4-4′s which layed down quite nicely. Riveting the trailing skin to the spar was kind of a pain, but only cause I have big hands and the skin made some pretty nasty marks on the tops of my hands. I tried wearing gloves, but can’t feel the rivet shop head when I do, so I went on without them…
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