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Thanks I did pull it out of the cradle after i finished and it’s sitting nose up for the cure.

Thanks I was thinking about doing exactly that this time around. I figure the sealant will do a better job grabbing ahold of other sealant than just the bare aluminum pushing against it. Right now I just hope the fix works and I get the right tank sealed.

@@TFlight77 I spent a little time at the big B chasing fuel leaks on 135's. Where it comes out is easy, where it goes in , a completely different story. Fay surface sealing all mating surfaces is about as much as one can do. We used to have little caps made out of cured sealant that had a hole in the top of the dome . these were filled with sealant and pushed over Hi-loc nuts. the excess came out the top and was cleaned away, made for a neat consistent look. We didn't really use #3 rivets even to attach nutplates.

@@stevenwilkes5737 As a Flight Engineer I only had to identify the leaks and work around them in an emergency but never fix them. One step at a time. The waiting for it to cure and test is the worst part now.

Yeah that doesn't sound like fun at all.

Its not normally a bad thing however, Vans had subcontracted when they got busy during covid to have another company laser punch the holes in a lot of their parts instead of the cnc punch press Vans normally uses. Unfortunately there was a loss of quality control and a large number of the parts had irregular shapes or notches in the holes left by the laser. This led to a lot of them cracking as soon as the hole was dimpled. Cracks around rivet holes can spread through a part under stress and possibly lead to a failure later on. Vans has done analysis on all of these parts and come up with a list of parts that are critical to replace and then others that aren't as critical.

Good afternoon, I am not sure what you are asking. If you mean ensuring the vertical stabilizer is straight I wont be getting to that part until I attach it to the fuselage. This will be sometime next year if I am lucky.

As soon as I get in later I will try to post the link to the STL file for anyone interested. I ended up reading the same on Van Airforce after I posted the video. I’ll just continue to trust the process.

Here is a link to the tinkercad file I created the cap seal tool from. Hope this helps. www.tinkercad.com/things/6aDyxIV5JA4-cap-seal

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It was a pain to get bled correctly but once you do it works pretty well just have to keep an eye on the ram attachment screw and not let it get broken. Its also a very nice combo with the Clemson C frame. I really appreciate being able to have both hands free to hold a part while using the foot pedal to engage the ram.

@@TFlight77 I can't find a link to the Clemson C frame..do you have one? Thanks.

@@adrianbonwitt5924 clemsonaeronautics.com/ He also has excellent squeezer yokes for a better price than most. All of my yokes are from him I think he even mentioned he has a 6" available now geared toward the RV14 crowd. Hope this helps.

@@TFlight77 Got it, thanks.

Tig welding the fittings to the rib is an interesting idea. I don't have a Tig setup unfortunately so I would have to find someone or a shop willing to try it. Ill have to think on that.

I didnt even realize they had a premade version of the part. I would be interested in it just let me know what you would like for it.

Thank you

That’s not a bad idea.

I’ve never tried a 5/32 rivet. It’s all based on pressure. I use about 60psi for -4 rivets and 85psi for -3 rivets. I believe the manual says not to go above 90psi but I’ve gone above for dimpling with not issues and I have read that others have done the same.

Thanks. It’s been fun although that double offset was almost the end of me. I still need to go make sure I don’t have any others that need replaced.

@@TFlight77 that thing is brutal. Using some electrical tape to keep it from rotating is really helpful.

They are out there somewhere haha.

Two rights can’t be wrong…

Thanks I had the idea for a while now but wasn’t sure if it was going to work. So far seems to be a winner though.

Not far at all. Im in between Cleveland and Coldspring. Going to be a while before its all done but its getting there.

Its a Bose Quiet Comfort 35 with the NFlight Nomad Pro Mic. Its the best of both worlds for now; a comfortable Bose noise canceling headset that I can take the mic off of and use for travel and then attach the mic and use it for flying without the hefty price tag of the Bose aviation headsets. Later on after I have my certificate I will probably upgrade to a Bose A30.

I have noticed the reamed holes are definitely cleaner. I am also surprised at how much the primer actually adds to closing the tolerance on the holes back up.

Yes it was. I am working on final assembly now of the HS so I am still nervous that I did that all right. Guess time I will find out soon enough.