Hello,
I'm starting to rivet the skins to my flaperons and am having a rivet to rivet interference problem. This problem only effects the rivets nearest the trailing edge. After having installed a rivet on one surface, the rivet for the opposite surface will not go all the way in, it contacts the opposite rivet. I reasoned that while pulling the rivet it will get shorter allowing it to seat and this worked on the first attempt. While it does get shorter, it also gets fatter and the second and third rivets did not seat and had to be drilled out.
I have not been able to find where anyone else has had this problem. What am I doing wrong? Any solutions?
I'm starting to rivet the skins to my flaperons and am having a rivet to rivet interference problem. This problem only effects the rivets nearest the trailing edge. After having installed a rivet on one surface, the rivet for the opposite surface will not go all the way in, it contacts the opposite rivet. I reasoned that while pulling the rivet it will get shorter allowing it to seat and this worked on the first attempt. While it does get shorter, it also gets fatter and the second and third rivets did not seat and had to be drilled out.
I have not been able to find where anyone else has had this problem. What am I doing wrong? Any solutions?