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 Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2006 8:46 pm Post subject: hammer? no no no it was the gun |
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Dan,
This is the pic from your CD that got me going...
Forgive the novel...
I took the same shaft and used a transfer punch to mark the center. To do this I took some 3" tape, wrapped (sticky side out) around the end, used the nearest diameter punch, whack! I then put the shaft in a machinist vice (held vertical in "v" groove), went to the drill press and drilled a pilot hole, and snuck up on the shaft size of the die.
I'm going to make another, or see if I can get a longer shaft from Bob Avery maybe talk him into making it for me. Nah, I'll just order it and ask around at the chapter to see if someone has a lathe. I have the little taig lathe like Tom Emery's but it's just too small, the shaft will not got theough the chuck-race. Ok, nomenclature nomenclature I know, the hole that goes therough the chuck...
Bottom line, I need to do a more precise job as the die is a little offset.
When I wrote 45 min, it was actually faster.
The compressor is 20' from the final filter & reg. The reg at the compressor was at 30#, The hose from the final filter was about 20' too so I'm estimating that I had 20# at the gun, was pretty quiet.
I locked the collar onto the shaft, spring under the colar. need/want about 2" more on the shaft.
Works great! Dimples are crisp and all the same. Center section skin looked great till I couldn't wait for a helper and rivited the skin myself in a couple hrs. Tried backriveting with a dumbell bucking bar, but ended up just using the swivel set and a "T" shaped bucking bar underneath.
Oh well, when I was worrying about my rudder, I looked at one of the Vans planes at a Colorado fly-in. I got on the ground and was eyeballing the line looking up. I think it was Scott who walked over and said, 'I know what you're looking at, don't worry about it, just press on. And besides if you get too close and personal like this with other builders planes, ya might get your fingers stepped on'.
Anyhow, given that I have a few of these spots, I'm toying with getting a (very) small decal made that says 'Caution, if you can read this, you're too close, the builder/owner is about to step on your hand' ;^)
Dave
719.660.6665 (cell) if you want to talk it over rather than just email tag
[img]file:///C:/RV%20Project/rvproject/images/2002/20020916_c_frame_riveting.jpg[/img]
[quote]-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Dan Checkoway" <dan(at)rvproject.com>
Dave,
Are you using your rivet gun to dimple with the C-frame? Which shaft/attachment are you using? Please enlighten me...  I do use my C-frame to rivet, but only with the shaft that has the flush/solid end...and only with a hammer (so far!). Interested in finding out your method with the rivet gun & C-frame.
FWIW, I would love to have a DRDT-2. Maybe for my next project I'll buy one if the budget permits.
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D "Priorities"
www.rvproject.com / www.weathermeister.com
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| Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 5:35 pm Post subject: hammer? no no no it was the gun |
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I have a lathe and a mill in my basement, full size
shop lathe. If you want, I can turn just about
anything you want. No charge other than mailing.
Email me at dnellis(at)wowway.com if interested. I live
in Michigan.
Dave Nellis
--- davcor(at)comcast.net wrote:
[quote] Dan,
This is the pic from your CD that got me going...
Forgive the novel...
I took the same shaft and used a transfer punch to
mark the center. To do this I took some 3" tape,
wrapped (sticky side out) around the end, used the
nearest diameter punch, whack! I then put the shaft
in a machinist vice (held vertical in "v" groove),
went to the drill press and drilled a pilot hole,
and snuck up on the shaft size of the die.
I'm going to make another, or see if I can get a
longer shaft from Bob Avery maybe talk him into
making it for me. Nah, I'll just order it and ask
around at the chapter to see if someone has a lathe.
I have the little taig lathe like Tom Emery's but
it's just too small, the shaft will not got theough
the chuck-race. Ok, nomenclature nomenclature I
know, the hole that goes therough the chuck...
Bottom line, I need to do a more precise job as the
die is a little offset.
When I wrote 45 min, it was actually faster.
The compressor is 20' from the final filter & reg.
The reg at the compressor was at 30#, The hose from
the final filter was about 20' too so I'm estimating
that I had 20# at the gun, was pretty quiet.
I locked the collar onto the shaft, spring under the
colar. need/want about 2" more on the shaft.
Works great! Dimples are crisp and all the same.
Center section skin looked great till I couldn't
wait for a helper and rivited the skin myself in a
couple hrs. Tried backriveting with a dumbell
bucking bar, but ended up just using the swivel set
and a "T" shaped bucking bar underneath.
Oh well, when I was worrying about my rudder, I
looked at one of the Vans planes at a Colorado
fly-in. I got on the ground and was eyeballing the
line looking up. I think it was Scott who walked
over and said, 'I know what you're looking at, don't
worry about it, just press on. And besides if you
get too close and personal like this with other
builders planes, ya might get your fingers stepped
on'.
Anyhow, given that I have a few of these spots, I'm
toying with getting a (very) small decal made that
says 'Caution, if you can read this, you're too
close, the builder/owner is about to step on your
hand' ;^)
Dave
719.660.6665 (cell) if you want to talk it over
rather than just email tag
-------------- Original message --------------
From: "Dan Checkoway" <dan(at)rvproject.com>
Dave,
Are you using your rivet gun to dimple with the
C-frame? Which shaft/attachment are you using?
Please enlighten me... I do use my C-frame to
rivet, but only with the shaft that has the
flush/solid end...and only with a hammer (so far!).
Interested in finding out your method with the rivet
gun & C-frame.
FWIW, I would love to have a DRDT-2. Maybe for my
next project I'll buy one if the budget permits.
)_( Dan
RV-7 N714D "Priorities"
www.rvproject.com / www.weathermeister.com
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