[stearmansteve]

I've just rivited the top forward skin on my RV-8 and don't see how to buck the rivits that go through the upper longerons and have shop heads in the gear boxes. I have all the wireing and plumbing in the gear boxes and did not expand the lightening holes. Can AN426's be bucked? Do I have to use pull rivits? Are 1/4 inch grip 3/32 pull rivits available (it doesn't look like Vans or
Spruce have longer than 1/8 inch grip available) or do I have to use 1/8 inch rivits? What are you other guys doing?

 

[N130WN]

I used CherryMax 3214-4-4 from gen-aircraft-hardware.com, as explained here:

http://bowenaero.com/mt/2003/10/magic-rivets.html

 

[Ironflight]

Unless it's just a matter of personal pride to do it with solid rivets, join the many of us that just popped in the Cherry's, per Larry...

Paul

 

[stearmansteve]

Thanks!

Thank you all for the replys. I have no pride and won't kill myself or wreck my back and arms trying to buck solid rivits.
Steve