I’m building a rv14 and the lower longeron uses 6 cherry rivets CR3212-4-5.
I tapped the mandrel loose and added some lps-2 then tapped them back together as per the Van’s video.
They all set well and looked good from the outside - the mandrel flush with the skin (or very marginally under).
On the inside however they are all very inconsistent. Of course - Van’s only sends you one spare. The mandrels have pulled into each of the rivets properly - but the shop head sizes are different. Perhaps I had some different part numbers in the bag, but they all looked to be the same length.
What is the consensus on these rivets? Do they need to come out?
I tapped the mandrel loose and added some lps-2 then tapped them back together as per the Van’s video.
They all set well and looked good from the outside - the mandrel flush with the skin (or very marginally under).
On the inside however they are all very inconsistent. Of course - Van’s only sends you one spare. The mandrels have pulled into each of the rivets properly - but the shop head sizes are different. Perhaps I had some different part numbers in the bag, but they all looked to be the same length.
What is the consensus on these rivets? Do they need to come out?
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