{"id":824,"date":"2007-12-13T18:10:51","date_gmt":"2007-12-13T23:10:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wordpress\/?p=824"},"modified":"2012-10-22T09:38:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-22T13:38:49","slug":"working-hard-to-get-the-upper-skins-riveted-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/?p=824","title":{"rendered":"Working hard to get the upper skins riveted on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re getting ready for a holiday trip to South Africa and we&#8217;ve been working hard to get the upper skins riveted on so that the wings can come out of the jig. I had great help from Ellen, Captain John and Kevin Johnson. Even my mother-in-law stopped by&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_825\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_linda.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-825\" class=\"size-full wp-image-825\" title=\"wing_linda\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_linda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_linda.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_linda-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">World&#8217;s coolest mother-in-law<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ellen did a great job bucking with the tungsten bar&#8230;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_826\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_skin_rivet_ellen4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-826\" class=\"size-full wp-image-826\" title=\"wing_skin_rivet_ellen\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_skin_rivet_ellen4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_skin_rivet_ellen4.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_skin_rivet_ellen4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-826\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upper wing skins riveted<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8230;and I had all sorts of fun with the Sioux 2X gun.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_827\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_skin_rivet_dave.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-827\" class=\"size-full wp-image-827\" title=\"wing_skin_rivet_dave\" src=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_skin_rivet_dave.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_skin_rivet_dave.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mightyrv.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/wing_skin_rivet_dave-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Upper wing skins riveted<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The only technical comment I have here is that, as is usally the case, Vans&#8217; rivet callouts were too short. I up-sized the rivets where necessary to get good shop heads. There are a few things left to do on the wings before they come out of the jig, and those require some skilled help &#8211; so until they&#8217;re done, I&#8217;m starting on the <a href=\"\/wordpress\/?cat=17\">ailerons<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re getting ready for a holiday trip to South Africa and we&#8217;ve been working hard to get the upper skins riveted on so that the wings can come out of the jig. 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