I broke out the C frame tool on Tuesday night to dimple two perfectly straight lines of holes that I had just drilled into some aluminum skin. Being very proud of my holes and the fact that I had deduced their accuracy and straightness down to a 1/32" I was too busy patting myself on the back to pay attention to what I was doing. Halfway through the dimple job I placed one of those new and profoundly placed holes over the die and then whacked the C frame. Suddenly my world came to a screeching halt when I lifted the female die off of the skin and found that the skin had more holes than I rememberd. Apparently the skin shifted on the C frame right before I whacked it. So now, I had a beatiful hole (that still needed dimpling) and a beautiful new hole next to it that didnt need dimpling.
Sheesh, what a good way to come off of a high. Lesson learned: Pay attention and always verify what your doing before you swing anything that looks like a mallet.
-- John
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Spike:
Looks like you've officially joined the RV builder's club. I made the same mistake on my empennage (one of the h-stab skins). Almost every builder I know of has done this. Watch out with the pneumatic/hand squeezer...you can easily do it with that also.
- JP
Looks like you've officially joined the RV builder's club. I made the same mistake on my empennage (one of the h-stab skins). Almost every builder I know of has done this. Watch out with the pneumatic/hand squeezer...you can easily do it with that also.
- JP
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Great tip. I would have never thought of that. Thanx !!
-- John
-- John
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