Tumper
Well Known Member
I needed to squeeze some dimples in a tight space this past weekend and I didn’t want to wait to order a new tool so I came up with something that maybe someone else can use. I started with a pull rivet dimple set I had in my arsenal of tools, and added a pair of vise grip pliers (available at your local aircraft supply store, Lowe’s).
I used an angle grinder with a $2.00 .045” thick DeWalt thin cutting wheel blade to cut a slot in the teeth of a pair of $8.00 - 10” vise grips. I also cut out the top of the jaw on one side of the vise grips to allow the head into a smaller area.
As the picture shows the nail normally used to pull the dies of the dimple set together now only hold the dies in position until the vise grip pliers squeeze the dimple.
Not bad for the price, and it fit well into the tightest location in the rib of my RV-9 elevator (pictured).
I used an angle grinder with a $2.00 .045” thick DeWalt thin cutting wheel blade to cut a slot in the teeth of a pair of $8.00 - 10” vise grips. I also cut out the top of the jaw on one side of the vise grips to allow the head into a smaller area.
As the picture shows the nail normally used to pull the dies of the dimple set together now only hold the dies in position until the vise grip pliers squeeze the dimple.
Not bad for the price, and it fit well into the tightest location in the rib of my RV-9 elevator (pictured).
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