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Riveting in Tight Areas

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Harvardiv

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Hey Guys:

Your answers were great for my last question, so here's another question.

I'm riveting the skin over a horizontal stabilizer, and to do this you work from the leading edge to the rear spar. Unfortunately, as you approach the last three rivets along the 2 ribs approaching the rear spar, you hit a "squeeze yourself in" situation. You are essentially closing the skin over your hand! It would be great if we were like "It", and had a removable hand to hold the bar on the inside as the skin closes, but this is not the case this time.

The spar itself has two oblong holes in it where you can try to reach this area, but it is only possible w/ the arms of a 12 year old kid. What to do? Aside from the obvious use of cherry max rivets?
 
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