Bottom Ramp skins

Wicked Stick · Post by **Wicked Stick** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 10:51 pm

Many thanks to the Capt'n for his help this week in helping me finish up the bottom ramp skins for my 8.

He also came up with a simple and yet brilliant idea on how get all but the last two (center/aft) rivet holes bucked on the 850 skin. (we put cherry max on those last two.)

As you can see here from the picture, we placed some foam onto the bottom of the Tungsten bucking bar, then added a handle so we didn't have to sqeeze our hands under the skins.

The rivets bucked perfectly and easily using this technique, as the foam helps to buck the rivet but also allows it to move so it hammers the rivet.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 11:12 pm

WOW!! That's a tight fit! Great idea!!

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 7:38 am

WS, you are quite welcome!

Glad to help out! Looks great!

CJ

dons · Post by **dons** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 1:00 pm

Great idea, and it looks good.

jim_geo · Post by **jim_geo** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 2:49 pm

Great Post. It's so nice to see building as it happens.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:04 pm

Good tip! I'm going to have to remember that bucking method.

Dan A · Post by **Dan A** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:18 pm

Remember to put some insulating foam or something in between the ramp and the floor skin. A lot of noise comes through that area. I am going to drill a hole or two in the floor skin and inject some expanding foam to get rid of the noise.
Dan A