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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:39 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

I am working on the fuel tanks and noticed a hole on the fuel tank skin to baffle on the bottom of the wing.  It is in line with the rest of the machine countersunk holes and is about in the middle on the bottom.  I can't find in the plans what this goes to and if it gets riveted.  I assume it does but it doesn't show it riveted in the plans.  Anyone else know what this is?

Thanks

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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 1:08 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

I don't remember if both the skin and the baffle have the extra hole,  

or just one or the other.  It just gets a normal rivet.



Jesse Saint

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On Apr 30, 2009, at 4:39 PM, Strasnuts wrote:



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 I am working on the fuel tanks and noticed a hole on the fuel tank  

 skin to baffle on the bottom of the wing.  It is in line with the  

 rest of the machine countersunk holes and is about in the middle on  

 the bottom.  I can't find in the plans what this goes to and if it  

 gets riveted.  I assume it does but it doesn't show it riveted in  

 the plans.  Anyone else know what this is?

 Thanks



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ricksked(at)embarqmail.co
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 2:34 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

Its not random, turn your skins until all the holes are lined up..



Rick S.

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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:09 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

It is lined up with the baffle hole, I just thought it was weird that the 

rivet diagram shows an open hole.  I will rivet it.



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ricksked(at)embarqmail.co
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:26 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

Look on the other side of the baffle...you will see the "other" hole

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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 3:43 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

Sean,



In looking at 18-5, I see what you are referring to. 



Get use to it, it only gets worse as you progress.   The plans start

assuming that you know what you are doing and start leaving out steps or not

totally correct illustrations.   You'll find yourself having to read ahead

in the plans to get answers to some of things that aren't clearly

documented.  The wing plans aren't too bad.  I find that I'm spending

significantly more time with the fuselage plans studying things before I

actually start the task.



Yes, just put a rivet in it.



bob



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Strasnuts

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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:05 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

Thanks Bob,



I don't know what I'm doing, it's just a good thing I have this forum to 

bounce questions off of.



Sean

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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

Yes you do Sean your building a magic carpet!



Chris



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ricksked(at)embarqmail.co
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Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:55 pm Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

I know this may be a dead horse but if you look at the baffles you will see three very close holes on the bottom of the tank side of the baffle and only two directly above it on the top side of the baffle...the "extra" hole indicates the bottom of the baffle and the skins correspond accordingly....IIRC

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Strasnuts

Joined: 10 Feb 2009
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Location: Salt Lake City, UT

Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: random rivet hole in fuel tank

Yep,



I definitely realized the top and bottom of the baffle to the skin and the three close holes.  The problem was the plans had no rivet in the middle of the three close holes.  I thought maybe I shouldn't be countersinking this hole but realized it was missed in the rivet layout.  You have to look extremely close at the rivet layout to notice the hole without a rivet designation.



Thanks for responding though.

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evmeg(at)snowcrest.net
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Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:38 am Post subject: random rivet hole in fuel tank

I believe that is just there to let you kinow you have the baffle in the 

right way...not upside down. Its only on the bottom. Machine and rivit it 

with the rest.

Evan

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