Yesterday, I got to the point in the rudder instructions where I'm supposed to dimple the counterbalance rib for the #10 screw that holds the counterweight (which I've countersunk). "No prob" I thought. I'll just grab the dies from my dimple set which came with my Avery RV tool set. To my surprise, the set only includes dies up to #8! I took a look on various web sites I kow of:
1) Yard store - they don't list #10 dies. A shame since their other sizes are $14.95 for a pair.
2) Avery - $19.50 for each die - $39.00 for a pair
3) Cleaveland - $36.00 for a pair
4) Clear Air - $36.00 for a pair
$36 seems like a lot for something I'll use just a couple of times. Does anyone know a good alternative? I'm not trying to be cheap but I'd feel like a shmuck wasting money on this if there's a simple alternative.
I've already dimpled the hole to #8 but it's not big enough. I've thought of just tightening the #10 counterweight screw until it's flush but I'm not sure if that would cause problems.
Kev
1) Yard store - they don't list #10 dies. A shame since their other sizes are $14.95 for a pair.
2) Avery - $19.50 for each die - $39.00 for a pair
3) Cleaveland - $36.00 for a pair
4) Clear Air - $36.00 for a pair
$36 seems like a lot for something I'll use just a couple of times. Does anyone know a good alternative? I'm not trying to be cheap but I'd feel like a shmuck wasting money on this if there's a simple alternative.
I've already dimpled the hole to #8 but it's not big enough. I've thought of just tightening the #10 counterweight screw until it's flush but I'm not sure if that would cause problems.
Kev