Phil
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Today I was tapping out some rivets with my wife and I usually try to back the flange up with something like a 1/4" socket. At least it's something to hold the flange in place and allow the rivet to tap out cleanly into the hollow section of the socket.
That works great!
Except for when your wife backs up the wrong rivet.![Frown :( :(](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Tap Tap BEND!
Sure enough the flange of a bulk head bent and quite a bit too. I tried to bend it back in place but it was just too springy and the bend wasn't going back.
Here's my fix that's currently curing in the garage.
I mixed up some Metalset A4 (JB Weld will do the same) and pushed some between the flange and the skin. The goal is to glue the flange down long enough to set the rivet. But the real trick is finding a way to pull the flange down tight.
I took a pop-rivet dimpler and squeezed it until the flange pulled up tight against the skin. Then I used a clamp to hold pressure on the rivet puller.
This contraption is currently hanging out the side of my airplane and the Epoxy should cure overnight.
Also I dipped the dimple die and nail into mold release to hopefully help with its removal. I'm sure hairspray or something similar would have worked too.
Just thought I'd pass this idea along.
Phil
That works great!
Except for when your wife backs up the wrong rivet.
Tap Tap BEND!
Sure enough the flange of a bulk head bent and quite a bit too. I tried to bend it back in place but it was just too springy and the bend wasn't going back.
Here's my fix that's currently curing in the garage.
I mixed up some Metalset A4 (JB Weld will do the same) and pushed some between the flange and the skin. The goal is to glue the flange down long enough to set the rivet. But the real trick is finding a way to pull the flange down tight.
I took a pop-rivet dimpler and squeezed it until the flange pulled up tight against the skin. Then I used a clamp to hold pressure on the rivet puller.
This contraption is currently hanging out the side of my airplane and the Epoxy should cure overnight.
Also I dipped the dimple die and nail into mold release to hopefully help with its removal. I'm sure hairspray or something similar would have worked too.
Just thought I'd pass this idea along.
Phil
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