Bearhawk Patrol Scratch builder

[spinningwrench]

If you have a milling machine do this. Machine a piece of steel to a thickness equal to the exact length of the rivet you want. Drill a #30 or #40 hole in it. Now place an overlength rivet in it and using a sanding disc shorten the rivet to the exact length. You will have a perfect length rivet with square ends that will rivet cleanly. You can crank out rivets at a high rate. I keep a set on hand for all the fractional lengths I typically use.

[sjt]

I recommend doing what spinningwrench says.

I only did it the stupid way because I was positive I would not bend another rivet - right up until I bent another rivet.

[Nikkeyf]

Fuf. Done with main spars. Looking good. Now I have a few questions about the rear spar. Plans call for 8 nose ribs and 9 pocket ribs. What I don't get is why there is an extra pocket rib? shouldn't it be the same? Also, the rear spar has aileron hinge reinforcement near the wingtip. Shouldn't there be a spacer to put the rib?

[sjt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCOVh-vsjro&list=PLWY4f_BKuRl7UzNJb7MycGhkuhxiVyrIC

there is info on b-spot youtube

[Chewie]

The pocket ribs between the hinges don't need to match the aileron structure. They are aligned with the center ribs. Same rivets for two attach angles that way.
I used a spacer between the outboard doublers.