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Originally Posted by brules
A builder should consider the idea that a shortcut in a building process that shortens the longevity of the end product is really no savings in time or money.
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Use of pulled rivets in the RV-12 is not a shortcut in the building process. It was designed by an engineer to use exactly this type of construction. Pulled rivets are perfectly acceptable as long as the design is within their specifications.
If someone was trying to build an RV-9 using pulled rivets, I might agree with you. The -12 is designed to use them and there's no problem with that.