NavyS3BNFO
Well Known Member
I don't know why I had such trouble with these rivets. They attach nut plates that sit right up against the inside of the side skins on the RV-8. I'm sure this isn't the only place or model that have nut plates in locations like this so I'm looking for any hints from the pros.
The problem is I can't get my squeezer on the rivets because they sit up against the side skin and I can't buck them for fear of denting the skin from the inside or deforming the thin angle they attached to. At least I don't think I can buck them - I haven't tried for the above reasons.
Any tips, tricks, something I'm missing? As you can see in the pics I resorted to blind rivets after trying to set them multiple times and mangling the shop heads...
![IMG_1143.jpg IMG_1143.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/18/18599-331304644b30bf36fbfed01df3c1434a.jpg)
![IMG_1144.jpg IMG_1144.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/18/18600-65a7b89fb06f0f783b01063d0460bfc2.jpg)
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The problem is I can't get my squeezer on the rivets because they sit up against the side skin and I can't buck them for fear of denting the skin from the inside or deforming the thin angle they attached to. At least I don't think I can buck them - I haven't tried for the above reasons.
Any tips, tricks, something I'm missing? As you can see in the pics I resorted to blind rivets after trying to set them multiple times and mangling the shop heads...
![IMG_1143.jpg IMG_1143.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/18/18599-331304644b30bf36fbfed01df3c1434a.jpg)
![IMG_1144.jpg IMG_1144.jpg](https://vansairforce.net/data/attachments/18/18600-65a7b89fb06f0f783b01063d0460bfc2.jpg)
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