sky_ranger161
Joined: 07 Jun 2006
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 Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2006 4:01 am Post subject: Soild rivet gun question (summary) |
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Thanks for all of the knowledgeable and insightful answers to my questions about a rivet gun vs. an air chisel. Just to wrap this up and enter it into the archives for the next builder, here's what appears to be the consensus.
An air chisel is a perfectly acceptable alternative to a traditional rivet gun, but with you lose a little in the deal. A traditional rivet gun has a more controllable trigger which allows you better control over the process. It also works better if you're trying to start a rivet in a difficult spot. More control equals less potential damage to other parts or mis-driven rivets.
On the other hand, if you're using a c-frame riveter or some other method of holding your rivet sets firmly in place and you're just looking for the hammering action itself, an air chisel (or air hammer as some guys called it) will do the job just fine. The drawback of the air chisel is that it's an "on" or "off" trigger - no variable rate, so the potential to over-drive your rivets might be slightly magnified.
I wanted to thank Dave Ruddiman too for his generous offer to let me try out his 3X rivet gun. These things ain't cheap, and I appreciate the offer. He's going to ship it to me and I'm going to give it a try. I've said it before - nobody builds an airplane alone.
Debo Cox
XL/Corvair
Working on wing spars
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