I really wanted to see (and show) some immediate progress today, so I grabbed the rear spar components to start prepping. Generally, that means deburring both sides of every hole, edge finishing all edges, then dimpling or countersinking. It’s boring (but important) work.

Because the forward side of the rear spar sits flush against some fuselage bracket about 5 years from now, the rivets need to be flush.

Of course I thought it was important to set some rivets (THE FIRST TWO RIVETS OF THE WHOLE PROJECT), I got out my economy squeezer.

What I didn’t remember is that the economy squeezer is good for dimpling, but I either need a better squeezer or to just shoot and buck these rivets.

2.0 hours of prepping and 10 seconds of setting terrible rivets. I love that the first two rivets set on the project are also the first two rivets I have to drill out on the project.