Rivet bangin' anniversary!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 4:41 pm

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!!!

Wicked Stick · Post by **Wicked Stick** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 8:03 pm

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.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 10:37 pm

Yeah, but somebody has to count 'em! Actually, with my laid back personality, I'm suprised myself that I take the time to count 'em.

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Thu Jul 06, 2006 11:14 pm

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.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:26 am

I bet he gives up on counting the rivets before the wings are done!

CJ

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:49 am

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...

Wicked Stick · Post by **Wicked Stick** » Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:08 pm

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.

Womack2005 · Post by **Womack2005** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:22 pm

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!

Womack2005 · Post by **Womack2005** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:23 pm

Try this again

Womack2005 · Post by **Womack2005** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:25 pm

I'm obviously brain dead - oh well

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:37 pm

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...

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:39 pm

It looks like there is a space between jpg and [/img]. Try taking the space out?

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 12:41 pm

Lemme try...

SUCCESS!

Womack2005 · Post by **Womack2005** » Thu Jul 20, 2006 1:03 pm

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!