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Old 02-20-2008, 11:41 AM
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Is the set pictured in Peter's response the swivel set? If so, that set is the set I am using. From the picture on Peter's response I take it this is a two person job, especially if you are riveting with your skin horizontal. I have been using the swivel set by myself and have found it fairly difficult to control. But I was not able to hold the red tip with the other hand because I was holding the bucking bar.

I thought the set referred to in Steve's response might be easier to use because it does not look like it swivels.

I still think my air pressure might have been to high for the thin skin. An earlier reply suggested 40 psi for a 3/32 rivet and 60 psi for 1/8 rivet. Can someone confirm the pressure recommendation?

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Old 02-20-2008, 01:02 PM
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I have been getting very good results on my skins with a 2X gun at 40 psi, and run abou 60 psi on a 3X for the 1/8" rivets. I've been using the flat set from Avery.
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Old 02-20-2008, 02:53 PM
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Is the set pictured in Peter's response the swivel set? If so, that set is the set I am using. From the picture on Peter's response I take it this is a two person job, especially if you are riveting with your skin horizontal. I have been using the swivel set by myself and have found it fairly difficult to control. But I was not able to hold the red tip with the other hand because I was holding the bucking bar.

I thought the set referred to in Steve's response might be easier to use because it does not look like it swivels.

I still think my air pressure might have been to high for the thin skin. An earlier reply suggested 40 psi for a 3/32 rivet and 60 psi for 1/8 rivet. Can someone confirm the pressure recommendation?

Thanks
Eulice
Yes, the photo shows an Avery swivel set with the rubber cap. This shot was done with a helper on the bucking bar, but I have set many by myself as well. I have good results doing both. Holding everything myself is more difficult, as you have to make sure to keep the swivel set as flat as possible. To date, I feel fortunate to only have a couple of smiling rivets on the plane. Both were the result of shooting by myself, and slipping on the flush set.
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Old 02-20-2008, 03:19 PM
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Default Bucking Bar?

If you are denting the skin when riveting with a rivet gun, then it would seem to me that the bucking bar you are using is too light.

There are three regulars (and four irregulars) building RV's at my hangar, and we all had our own favorite steel bucking bar. That is, until I bought one of the VERY EXPENSIVE Tunsten bucking bars at Oshkosh. Now we all use my one Tunsten bucking bar. (I have to make certain I hide it in plain sight always in the same spot on the same work bench. :-) )

I should admit that we use a 1" thick flat ground steel table top 30" wide by 40" long to back rivet the control surfaces.

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