From what I've heard, I think its a right of passage when building an airplane to drill your finger at least once. It just grazed my thumb, but it was painful enough for me to say a few choice words. haha! On a side note, it sure is nice to rivet without having to deal with ProSeal all over the place!! :)
I would do the pop rivets (red arrows) before the solid rivets (blue arrows)...I didnt. This was a bitch to get into this tight space to do the pop rivets, and you can only do it with your 'modified' pop rivet gun (ground down for tight quarters). Click on the photo for a larger view.
Dont forget to machine countersink the main spar on the side where the hinge attaches.
I left the hinge pin uncut at full length since I'm not sure if I may need the extra length to secure it to the wing. I could've read ahead in the plans I guess? This works for now, I can cut it later.
And here is the finished product, sitting in its stand.
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