IowaRV9Dreamer
Well Known Member
Hi - a fellow builder has given me a few AN470AD6-7 "big" rivets to use to close up the tooling holes in the outboard fuel tank ribs.
Even though these are the shortest 3/16" rivets that Vans sells, I think they will be way too long to use as-is. The fuel tank ribs are 0.032 thick. If I understand rivets correctly, I need to have 1.5D protruding prior to setting the rivet, or 0.281. Adding that to the rib thickness gives 0.313 which is about a -5 rivet.
My question is - what is the easiest way to remove 1/8 inch from a rivet without a rivet cutter (I'm too cheap to buy one for only 2 rivets). I have only a very few, so I can't experiment too much.
Thanks!
Even though these are the shortest 3/16" rivets that Vans sells, I think they will be way too long to use as-is. The fuel tank ribs are 0.032 thick. If I understand rivets correctly, I need to have 1.5D protruding prior to setting the rivet, or 0.281. Adding that to the rib thickness gives 0.313 which is about a -5 rivet.
My question is - what is the easiest way to remove 1/8 inch from a rivet without a rivet cutter (I'm too cheap to buy one for only 2 rivets). I have only a very few, so I can't experiment too much.
Thanks!