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01-08-2012, 08:46 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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dimpling
Got my first RV-12 subkit (the tail) 4 days ago, have begun vertical stab. So far, so good. Almost ready for skin. Directions now call for dimpling. I have the Cleveland "Main Squeeze" and several dimple die sets. My problem is: the Main Squeeze only has one side (on the push rod) to insert a die; the yoke only has a flat surface which won't receive the other die. Am I missing a tool or tool part? How do I proceed?
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Jim
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01-08-2012, 08:54 PM
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Jim
Sounds like you have a no-hole yoke. http://www.cleavelandtoolstore.com/p...number=SNYT255
The various yokes are interchangable. If your plans are to use the main squeeze for dimpling you will need to acquire another yoke that accepts a male and female dimple die.
All the best.
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01-09-2012, 06:10 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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Arnie,
Thanks!The main squeeze is the only squeezer that came with Cleveland's kit, and the "no-hole" yoke seems to be the only yoke. Is there another way to dimple? I will order another yoke in the meanwhile...
Jim
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01-09-2012, 07:02 AM
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I just bought the dimple dies from Avery that use a rivet puller, they work really nice and are not too expensive.
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Perryville, MD
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01-09-2012, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by JRo
Arnie,
Thanks!The main squeeze is the only squeezer that came with Cleveland's kit, and the "no-hole" yoke seems to be the only yoke. Is there another way to dimple? I will order another yoke in the meanwhile...
Jim
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You can use a big C-frame for dimpling or the close-quarter dimpler as described above. In my opinion though, your best bet is a new yoke for your squeezer. That is, unless you have large parts that need dimples where the squeezer can't reach (I don't know what the -12 calls for in that department). Personally I hate using the close quarter dimpler and avoid it unless it's absolutely necessary.
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01-09-2012, 10:29 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRo
Arnie,
Thanks!The main squeeze is the only squeezer that came with Cleveland's kit, and the "no-hole" yoke seems to be the only yoke. Is there another way to dimple? I will order another yoke in the meanwhile...
Jim
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Call Cleaveland. Mine came with a 4 inch yoke set up for dimpling. It may have been a mistake.
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Dan Wright
Building RV-12 #511 in the Mojave desert (1976W reserved)
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01-09-2012, 11:30 AM
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Looks like we shipped you the wrong yoke. I am sending another.
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Last edited by clevtool : 01-09-2012 at 01:08 PM.
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01-09-2012, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2010
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http://www.experimentalaero.com/DRDT-2.htm
This is the best tool on my workbench. I cant say enough good things about it. Its makes dimpling a breeze.
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Gil Brice
McKinney, TX EAA-1246
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01-11-2012, 08:44 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
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squeezer yoke from Cleveland
Found the problem with the "Main Squeeze": Just as I was hopping into my old 172 to fly to Schenectady and borrow a squeezer from my A&P, Cleveland Tools called my cell to say they had mistakenly sent the wrong (no hole) yoke with my squeezer, that they were shipping the correct yoke (that accepts the other half of dimple die) and a paid return shipping for the no hole yoke. Thanks for your response(s).
Jim
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01-11-2012, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Albuquerque, NM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by JRo
Cleveland Tools called my cell to say they had mistakenly sent the wrong (no hole) yoke with my squeezer, that they were shipping the correct yoke (that accepts the other half of dimple die) and a paid return shipping for the no hole yoke.
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Again, and again, and again, Mike Lauritsen and Cleaveland Tools have proven they are a class act. What a top-notch business! Between Cleaveland and Avery, we have an abundance of riches, my friends. Other tool companies aren't bad, and are sometimes a little cheaper, but these two have earned my business.
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