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dvanlanen

Joined: 25 Jul 2006
Posts: 122
Location: Madison, WI

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 11:23 am Post subject: Technique For Pull Riveting In Tight Places

I came across a great suggestion in an EAA "Hints For Homebuilders" video

clip for pulling rivets in tight places by using a small homemade "wedge"

between the rivet and the gun.   Go to the following link, then scroll down

to "Pull Riveting In Tight Places"....



http://www.eaa.org/video/homebuilders.html?videoId=1568084461 



The nice thing about this approach is that you do not need to modify the tip

on your riveter.  However, the example was filmed on a Sonex project, where

the head of the rivet does not need to be formed to a dome-shape during the

pull, as we do on our Zenith aircraft.  Has anyone successfully used this

technique on their Zenith project, and if so, how did you mirror the

required dome-shape in the wedge for properly forming the rivet?  I had my

rivet tips modified by the factory when I was there for the rudder workshop,

but I wasn't present when they did it, so I don't know how it was done.  I

do not have any machining tools, if that is what is needed.  Any help /

suggestions would be appreciated.



Dave Van Lanen

Madison, WI

601XL - tail nearing completion

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bryanmmartin

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1018

Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:16 pm Post subject: Technique For Pull Riveting In Tight Places

I domed my own heads by chucking the head in a drill motor and  

spinning it while grinding with a small grinding stone in a Dremel  

tool. You could probably do the same with the wedges.

On Jun 10, 2008, at 3:20 PM, Dave VanLanen wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		  

 I came across a great suggestion in an EAA "Hints For Homebuilders"  

 video

 clip for pulling rivets in tight places by using a small homemade  

 "wedge"

 between the rivet and the gun.   Go to the following link, then  

 scroll down

 to "Pull Riveting In Tight Places"....

 Has anyone successfully used this

 technique on their Zenith project, and if so, how did you mirror the

 required dome-shape in the wedge for properly forming the rivet?


	


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Peter Barthold

Joined: 24 Apr 2006
Posts: 25
Location: Germany

Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2008 1:07 am Post subject: Re: Technique For Pull Riveting In Tight Places

Hi Dave,

I knew about the technique with the wedge shaped nosepiece. So far, I never had to use it. Maybe the 601 does not have the crammed spaces a sonex has?.

However, the concave shape of your riveter nosepieces is not hard to do.



Look here:



http://www.petersprojekt42.de/tipsntricks.htm



keep on building

Peter

601HDS

wings in progress

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