RV-10 Build Log - Emp 14 - Bucking Rivets on the Vertical Stabilizer
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- First time bucking rivets on the real plane! Up until now, everything I've done has been with the pneumatic squeezer, so I've been a little hesitant about these steps. Here I rivet the skin to the nose ribs. Later I'll rivet to the rest of the skeleton and complete the VS.
RV-10 Manual: Page 6-6, Steps 2-4
Work Date: 12-22-2020
A&P mechanic here and worked heavily in the Sheetmetal part. it will get better, love your concern and patience for the skill. Have subscribed and will be following.
I am also working on the vertical stab and I could not see how the rubber ring helps. It was more of a hindrance to me than anything! 100% agree
TUNGSTEN BUCKING BAR - TRAILING RIB (SKU: BBT88) from Cleaveland Tool can help you rivet into those tight places with a trailing edge.
Ah, thanks for the tip! I have a couple of different bars, but not that one (yet).
Used tungsten bucking bars in the industry for years, they are amazing because they are so dense. They make razor blades out of it too.
What air pressure do you use to buck 3/32 rivets? Thanks!
Compressor regulator is set to a little over 90PSI, but it's up in the garage, with a 100' hose running to the basement, and I also have a little "regulator" (more of a flow restrictor than a true regulator) on my rivet gun. I dial that back and forth to get the gun to buck at the speed I want for a given task. Not very scientific I'm afraid.
I like your videos very detailed. Keep posting more videos. I’m getting ready to order my tail kit.
Thanks! I’ve started work on the rudder and should have a short video of the first couple of steps up soon.
Very well explained. Very clear to understand.
Thanks!
This makes me terrified to rivet alone, lol.
I’m probably making it look a lot harder than it is, and it certainly gets easier with practice.
@@missiletwentynine2667 I'm gonna say that after 10,000 rivets or so you'll be able to do it in your sleep!
This made me NOT want to build one of these hahha. If I have to be meticulously careful with every rivet on the plane....nah, probably not for me haha
Yikes, really? Sorry if I really scared you off. Remember, the VS is the very first big part, so I'm learning as I go and trying to be really careful. Like any learned skill, it gets easier and more natural as you go. I'm probably just making it sound more scary than it is because I'm new to it.
What are all the rods sticking out?
Those are "clecos". They're little spring-loaded clamps (for lack of a better word) that you insert into the rivet holes to hold things together while match or final drilling other holes, riveting, or doing anything else where you need to put parts into position temporarily.