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Yesterday, 06:42 PM   Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Posts: 279 I have a new bucking partner! I'm at the point that I need a second set of hands for riveting the wing skins. My 12 year old daughter Lauren seemed pretty interested so, I took her in to the garage and showed her the rivet gun. After a few basics and trying it a couple of times on the work bench, it was time to hit the metal. A little nervous! She did a great job...now that she can handle it, she's going to be a great help onthe project! __________________ RV-8 build Working on the wings! C-GLOV (Reserved) http:www.mykitlog.com/Don%20Patrick Last edited by Don Patrick : Yesterday at 06:45 PM. Reason: Picture size decrease Yesterday, 07:12 PM   Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 449 Outstanding I wish my kids had an interest when I was building. You should be very proud. __________________ Paul Merems RV-4 (sold 1990)/RV-7A (Flying-Phase II) Tucson, Arizona 85749 Yesterday, 07:16 PM   Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 786 i would be so afraid that she'd slip and hit the middle of a skin, glad to see she held it true! __________________ Brian RV7 - SB Finish Kit...Canopy RV-4 - Flying! Yesterday, 07:48 PM   Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Yardley, PA Posts: 512 Fantastic Don, That's amazing. She's adorable and looks like she did a great job! My daughter did my wing skins with me but she was 20yo at the time. Keep her interested, that's great. Tom __________________ RV-9A (empennage completed, left wing completed, working on right wing) N677AT reserved Picture log: http://s271.photobucket.com/albums/j...8tor215/RV-9A/ _______________________________________________ How many bad decisions start with "Hey, watch this..."? Today, 05:08 AM   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Louisville, Ga Posts: 6,201 There's more ...What is not shown is the warmth in her heart towards Dad and the bonding that happened! Best, __________________ Pierre Smith RV-10, 330 TT RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor Louisville, Ga It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so, Patrick Kenny, EAA 275132 Today, 06:03 AM Moderator/Tech Counselor   Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: East Troy, WI Posts: 1,768 GREAT!!! Lauren follows in the footsteps of Rosie the Rivetor. Make sure she gets flying lessons, too!!! Roberta __________________ Roberta Hegy Built/Flew an RV-7A Air Troy Estates, East Troy, WI GS 350 Lexus and TRICE "Q" Built Glen L "ZIP" Classic Outboard Runabout and Super Spartan Hydroplane Today, 06:13 AM   Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 71 That's great! One big advantage is that you now have a relatively small person who will fit into the tailcone of your RV when the time comes to rivet the fuse skins. You're a lucky guy. Jim Bower RV-6A - Flying since 8/11 Today, 06:58 AM   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Elkhart, Indiana Posts: 954 That's pretty special. Enjoy your times together. I tried that when our son was that age. I was working on the VS and needed someone to buck the rivets. I decided that it was likely easier to teach him to use the gun than to buck and gauge. After practicing on junk, I was confident that he'd do OK. First rivet -- good. Second rivet -- good. Third rivet -- BBBBBRRRRRRRR! The gun apparently got a little sideways and just banged its way across the skin, leaving a trail of little half-moon dents in the skin. *sigh* I ordered a new VS skin, drilled out all of the rivets and waited for the new skin to arrive. Fast forward a decade. I was installing the Safe-Air static vents in the aft fuse. I needed a skinny body to crawl back there and buck. He "volunteered," although a bit wary after his last riveting experience. I hadn't used a rivet gun in years, and was a little rusty myself. As he held the bucking bar in place, and said, "GO," I pressed the trigger. The rivet gun made a very loud noise when it went off, denting the skin. Seems I had forgotten to check the pressure on the gun and it was set really high. Oops. *sigh* Needless to say, he felt pretty happy about the whole thing. Here's hoping that you and your new bucking buddy have hours of really special time and make memories that will last a lifetime! __________________ Don McNamara Elkhart, IN RV-8 "Smokey" "Too close for missles, switching to guns..." Today, 07:18 AM   Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wichita, KS Posts: 280 Fantastic! Now get that kiddo some safety glasses, stat! __________________ Kurt W. RV9A Empennage - done Wings - done Fuselage - under construction Today, 07:29 AM   Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Posts: 279 Now that you mention it.. Quote: Originally Posted by krw5927 Fantastic! Now get that kiddo some safety glasses, stat! Right after the picture was taken, she put her safety glasses on! She's a smart one unlike the parental unit. Some great quality time spent with her and she was pretty proud of her work, as was I! How many kids get to say they helped their dad build a plane? How many dad's get to say their 12 year old daughter helped build the plane too? Love it! Cheers __________________ RV-8 build Working on the wings! 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