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Rivet bangin' anniversary!
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:41 pm
by cjensen
My one year anniversary has come and gone since starting the project. I started the emp one year ago yesterday (5th).
Some quick stats from my first year:
350.5 hours worked.
I've worked 190 days out of the 365 offered to me for 52% days worked.
That averages to just under 1 hour of work per day at .96 hours/day.
Per week it's 6.74 hours average.
Per month it's 29.2 hours average. My goal was to average 30 hours/month, so I'm not far off...
I've set 4,184 rivets, drilled out 132 of those for 96.8% accuracy. Not bad, but could be better.
THIS IS FUN!!!
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:03 pm
by Wicked Stick
Chad,
Nice stats, but just imagine how much further along you'd be if you spent the time building instead of counting how many rivets you've driven and drilled.
In the end, I don't care how many rivets I've bucked or squeezed, just how much fun I'm gonna have flying it all over the U.S.
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:37 pm
by cjensen
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:14 pm
by JohnR
You count the rivets! I don't think I want to know.
Congrats on the anniversary. Now lets see, if you quit counting rivets you might be able to get 35 hours per week.
I started in September so my anniversar ywil lbe coming up before I know it.
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:26 am
by captain_john
I bet he gives up on counting the rivets before the wings are done!
CJ
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:49 am
by cjensen
captain_john wrote:I bet he gives up on counting the rivets before the wings are done!
CJ
It might be a sin, but I'll take your bet, and you're gonna regret, 'cuz I'm the best there's ever been!! He played "Fire on the mountain, run boys run!!
's in the house of the rising sun...
Sorry guys, I got carried away there...
Chicken in a bread pan pickin' out dough, Granny does your dog bite, No child, no...
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:08 pm
by Wicked Stick
Well, I can see we will be plenty entertained at the Steak House
if it's anythying like this forum lately.
Looking forward to good food, great company, and awesome beer tasting.
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:22 pm
by Womack2005
Chad, I was reading your post about counting rivets and it reminded me of how many rivets are in a GIV. Care to take a guess? Here is a picture of the underside of the right wing. Whenever I get a little discouraged on the RV-7, I just take a walk through the hanger here at work. It could be a lot worse!
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:23 pm
by Womack2005
Try this again
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:25 pm
by Womack2005
I'm obviously brain dead - oh well
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:37 pm
by cjensen
Well, I'd like to see that pic, but I'd guess there's more than there are in the RV-7? I would guess somewhere along the lines of a half a million rivets...
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:39 pm
by cjensen
It looks like there is a space between jpg and [/img]. Try taking the space out?
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:41 pm
by cjensen
Lemme try...
SUCCESS!
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:03 pm
by Womack2005
Thanks Chad! The space was probably the problem.
Frankly, I don't know how many rivets are in this aircraft - but I know it is a s***load!
