The aft most rivets (top and bottom) on the tip ribs of the elevators....
I'd so much rather put an MK-319-BS in those holes and move on than try all sorts of mediocre attempts to set a solid rivet here. I even made a special set of cut down vicegrips into a duck bill type squeezer but in some 15 practice attempts on scrap, I manage to set 1 good rivet tail. And the notion of bucking with a chisel or prybar, I don't know how some of you found success with that.
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Vintage Cherokee 160
RV-7:
Empennage complete
SB Wings to QB stage
Fuselage in progress
Yes. Why tempt fate? Plenty of other opportunities to force the issue and dork it up.
I live in a Holiday Inn so I don't make mistakes.
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Larry Larson
Estes Park, CO
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Disclaimer
I cannot be, nor will I be, held responsible if you try to do the same things I do and it does not work and/or causes you loss, injury, or even death in the process.
When I got to this point a past builder told me he used a hatchet as a buck bar for these and it worked out pretty well for me. I would suggest using painters tape on the hatchet sharpened edge to protect from scratches.
It is perfectly acceptable to use MK-319-BS rivets here.
__________________ Mel Asberry, DAR since the last century. Over 1,000 certifications accomplished. Discount for Veterans, Law Enforcement, Fire Fighters.
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Do I REALLY need a solid rivet here?
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