With all of this information, I can't stand looking at the mess my rivets are in. I'll get back on the phone and see if someone local has a hand took with dimpling dies.
With all of this information, I can't stand looking at the mess my rivets are in. I'll get back on the phone and see if someone local has a hand took with dimpling dies.
Carl Strange
Flying
SS7, 912iS, Oratex, G3X
I can look but Iam the opposite side DFW from you.
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You can install your Camlocs and nut plates with 3/32" pulled rivets also. Additionally, if you dimple all of the material that a Camloc or nut plate are installed on, you have to have countersunk or dimpled mounting ears on them.
John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime
I have to comment on using vice grip pliers for squeezing rivets... don’t do it. Even if you grind the jaws to be flat and parallel, they do not move parallel. If you don’t have proper rivet tools to set a 3/32 solid rivet, get a pair of Knipix pliers. The jaws are smooth, parallel and move parallel. EAA hints for home builders just did a video on this versatile tool, you should have a pair in your toolbox.
Ralph
Nice Ralph, Thanks
Eddie Forward
Flying
SS7, 912iS, Garmin G3X
Thanks for mentioning that tool Ralph. I have two or three pieces of equipment with large nuts and hate using channel locks. These will work great. I almost expected the EAA guy to squeeze a small, solid rivet in his demo.
Carl Strange
Flying
SS7, 912iS, Oratex, G3X
I was able to get much of the cowl top finished today and I am much happier with this result. The last cam-locks on the side are not in place, the same with the top cam-locks, perhaps tomorrow. There will still need to be some sanding and super-fill work to get the cowl ready for painting. I have yet to decide if I am going to rivet the boot cowl in place or use nut plates.
I just used some aluminum rivets to attach the boot cowl as they take about 2 seconds to drill out if I need to remove.
Dustin Dickerson
Building 7ss STI x 2
Oratex
29" shock monster
EP912STI 155hp
Garmin
N33TF......FLYING!
N53TF......FLYING!
I suggest nut plates. Reasons... easier to remove to work on behind panel items and, rivets into composite have a tendency to loosen (the composite tends to migrate away from the pressure of the rivet with time). Resulting in loose rivets and enlarged holes that need bigger rivets to hold.
Ralph
I used SS machine screws & AN 365 nuts w/ washers on the rear edges of the boot cowl - those nuts are accessible & easily reached inside the airplane while using a screwdriver outside. I used machine screws & Tinnerman locking clip-nuts on the 2 forward attach points on each side.
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John Evens
Arvada, CO
Kitfox SS7 N27JE
EAA Lifetime
Chap. 43 honorary Lifetime