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None of our rivets are 3/32. That is just the size of the pilot holes. There is a table of these rivets at A/C Spruce.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/h ... nrivet.php

I have been using old t shirts. Is that no good?

Thanks Mike. Still making progress. I retired one HF pad as I suspected its tiredness was generating a lot of swirly scratches. That helped. Do you guys wash your pads and rags or just chuck them?

Hi all, We have done our first pass with F9 on one stabilizer skin. For a couple hours work it looks good, like a 20+' polish job. I am polishing before riveting. How nuts should I go considering I still have to rivet and then store the tail for a while? I am using an old sears 10" grinder on l...

Funny - I got a loan request yesterday from the 140 contingent after they saw the pics of Adam polishing!

Man you guys are a tough audience. The 120/140 association used to eat this stuff up:
http://www.cessna120-140.org/forum/view ... hp?t=10659
More angle sanding below:
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We are mostly deburred. Tried polishing for the first time.

The joy of deburring- it is better when shared.

My younger son has not been interested in the Waiex yet. We have been working on a project of his own design. It is a chance to put tools in his hands - saws, files, drills, and so on. Today he used the hand nibbler to make wheelpant mounts and had his first experience keeping the drill from walking...

Skins clecoed. Need to bring the bottoms all up to #30, Adam and I did the tops earlier.

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