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sshook(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:20 am Post subject: Concern about leading edge rivet |
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Last night the wife and I finished riveting the leading edge. There was a point when dropping in the forward most rivet on the leading edge that it was slightly canted because the rib did not want to line up perfectly. We went ahead and riveted the rivet and it came out looking fine and the rib to skin mating was fine, also the cleco seemed to go in and out just fine.
I am just concerned with stress on the rivet – should I do something different or do anything to correct this?
Scott R. Shook
RV-7A (Building)
N696JS (Reserved)
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 3:42 am Post subject: Concern about leading edge rivet |
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Scott, if it looks good, both outside and in (rivet squeezed correctly, mostly) than call it good. A rivet has stress as that is its purpose in life and why there are so many so close together. Remember a bent ugly rivet is 90% as effective as a perfect one. Try your best for perfection then move on. Van's told me not to drill out bent rivets as you may enlarge the hole and impart no stress on the rivet therefore allowing it to "smoke" later.
Tad Sargent
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phil(at)petrasoft.net
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| Posted: Wed Feb 14, 2007 4:38 am Post subject: Concern about leading edge rivet |
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If the rib is flat against the skin and the rivet looks good, you have
achieved the desired outcome. Press on and save the worrying for later
in the project. 
Godspeed,
Phil Birkelbach - Houston Texas
RV-7 N727WB
http://www.myrv7.com
Scott R. Shook wrote:
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Last night the wife and I finished riveting the leading edge. There
was a point when dropping in the forward most rivet on the leading
edge that it was slightly canted because the rib did not want to line
up perfectly. We went ahead and riveted the rivet and it came out
looking fine and the rib to skin mating was fine, also the cleco
seemed to go in and out just fine.
I am just concerned with stress on the rivet – should I do something
different or do anything to correct this?
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*Scott R. Shook*
*RV-7A (Building)*
*N696JS (Reserved)*
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