During the week Dan finished up the spar cap preparation. Dan mixed up some Har-Hyde self etching primer and sprayed the left spar parts. I arrived just as they were finished drying, what great timing. Dan put a really nice thin coat on, notice how you can still read the red printing on the parts.
We assembled the left spar by first putting in the AN bolts and screws. Due to our “bolt-fit-obsession” you cannot cleco the parts first and expect the multiple bolts to go through all the layers in the assembly.
Added some black clecos and ready to rivet.
We borrowed a 3X rivet gun from a friend who is building a Rocket. Our EAA Tech Counselor suggest to start in the middle and work out to both sides.
We got about 5 rib bay sections done when I had to leave. Dan was able to finish most of the dome head rivets to the tip. Here are some of the rivets:
