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General Hole Repair
I incorrectly drilled the first hole #40 through the nose elevator skin when mounting..then realizing it was misaligned. I made the correction, Now I have all other holes correct but this one skin-to-spar hole about 50% off, 2mm. How do I fix this? I don't know if up drill to #20 would be enough..should I put a small metal patch under the spar? Suggestions?
Thanks, Aaron
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Permalink Reply by Dale Courtney on
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You may be able to enlarge to a #30 and use A4 rivet to just fill the hole when all is connected. Add 2 additional proper size rivets (one on each side) equal distance between the holes lined up correctly for strength. If I understand you correctly, that may work.
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Permalink Reply by Normand Lambert on
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HI Aaron,
Enlarge hole to next rivet size and rivet in (A4 to A5).
Either that or put the 2 piece together drill the hole thru and use the same rivet size as intended.
One rivet wrong wont make a difference and will still be STRONG enough.
Will not be seen since the wrong part is sandwiched between skins.
Dont sweat the small stuff.
Regards,
Norm
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Permalink Reply by Aaron Steines on
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Thank you gentlemen, I will probably run a few extra rivets to secure the rib area after adding a small patch under the spar. Happy building!
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