Dimpling .040" skin "in-place"
I'm preparing to install the JD Air canopy latch on my QB -14 fuselage. I've removed the lower latch bracket but was studying the situation closely before cutting the new handle holes. I was also considering the new rivet holes that I'll be drilling for the new lower bracket position and that those holes will need to be dimpled. I've not had much luck with Cleaveland's close-quarters dimpling tool on thicker sheet like this. In such cases, the finish nail used when dimpling thicker material simply pulls through the die. There's a slim chance that I may be able to maneuver the yoke of my squeezer through the new holes as there's about 1/16" leeway with the yoke's thickness but I'm not counting on that. If you've succeeded in such a situation, how did you accomplish it?
I'm preparing to install the JD Air canopy latch on my QB -14 fuselage. I've removed the lower latch bracket but was studying the situation closely before cutting the new handle holes. I was also considering the new rivet holes that I'll be drilling for the new lower bracket position and that those holes will need to be dimpled. I've not had much luck with Cleaveland's close-quarters dimpling tool on thicker sheet like this. In such cases, the finish nail used when dimpling thicker material simply pulls through the die. There's a slim chance that I may be able to maneuver the yoke of my squeezer through the new holes as there's about 1/16" leeway with the yoke's thickness but I'm not counting on that. If you've succeeded in such a situation, how did you accomplish it?
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