I'm not sure my #8 dimple die is resulting in deep or "tight" enough dimples. I've used my pneumatic squeezer (for the #8 holes along the edge of the tank skin where it meets the wing spar), set them so the dies close and cranked up the pressure. I can't get any deeper #8 dimples with these dies. It's actually like the dimple ends up being too wide, so in the area really close to the screw it isn't flush (but across a larger area it is flush). In the attached photo, the skin shown was completely flat before dimpling. As you can see, the screw is flush with the height of the skin an inch away from the screw. But within 1 inch of the screw the skin is lower than the screw head.
Is this common? Either I'm being overly fussy, or I need a new set of #8 dies... just can't decide which is correct
Suggestions?
Is this common? Either I'm being overly fussy, or I need a new set of #8 dies... just can't decide which is correct
Suggestions?
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