Lee Jordan
Member
Hello,
I received my practice kit from Vans and I seem to be missing some basic building theory about dimpling. I have two flat sheets of aluminum that I need to rivet together. These sheets are going to be held by 12 flush rivets. I need to dimple the top sheet so that the rivet will sit flush. The problem I get is after I dimple this sheet, the two sheets no longer lay flat against each other.
The dimple protrudes through the bottom of the sheet preventing the second sheet from laying flush. There are 12 little humps on the bottom of the top sheet. The rivets fit great, nice and flush on the top side. When I rivet the two sheets together you can see a gap between the two sheets because the dimpling is holding them apart.
I tried differing amounts of pressure when dimpling, but any less of a force causes the rivet to not sit flush.
Am I supposed to dimple both sheets?
thanks,
Lee
I received my practice kit from Vans and I seem to be missing some basic building theory about dimpling. I have two flat sheets of aluminum that I need to rivet together. These sheets are going to be held by 12 flush rivets. I need to dimple the top sheet so that the rivet will sit flush. The problem I get is after I dimple this sheet, the two sheets no longer lay flat against each other.
The dimple protrudes through the bottom of the sheet preventing the second sheet from laying flush. There are 12 little humps on the bottom of the top sheet. The rivets fit great, nice and flush on the top side. When I rivet the two sheets together you can see a gap between the two sheets because the dimpling is holding them apart.
I tried differing amounts of pressure when dimpling, but any less of a force causes the rivet to not sit flush.
Am I supposed to dimple both sheets?
thanks,
Lee