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Old 02-05-2015, 07:43 AM
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That $20 practice project justified my purchase of several thousands of dollars of aircraft assembly tools that I didn't have...so it was then a lot easier to justify the order for the empennage.

That toolbox sure was expensive....
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Old 02-05-2015, 01:42 PM
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I think they should explicitly say that there are a lot more solid rivets in the RV-12 kit than they hint at. Certainly it is mostly pulled rivets, but there are still quite a few solid rivets. I too took the EAA weekend class with my wife and it was invaluable for someone who had never worked with aluminum and rivets before. I think that class is great for -12 builders even though there are a lot of pulled rivets in the 12. I think the toolbox is also valuable to take on as an exercise, even if you are building the -12.

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Old 02-06-2015, 10:09 AM
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Carl,

I felt the same way about solid rivets, but after finishing the tail they were no big deal. But I would definitely recommend a rivet gun over a squeezer for the 1/8" rivets unless you have Popeyes arms.😁

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Old 02-06-2015, 04:17 PM
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I would definitely recommend a rivet gun over a squeezer for the 1/8" rivets unless you have Popeyes arms.
Or a Cleveland Main Squeeze
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