Hi gang,
I've read previous threads in the archives about using blind rivets in parts of the top forward skin because of lack of access once everything's wired up. I'm building a slider and am planning on having to do this also in my slider. The side rivets on the longerons I can get to, along with the firewall and most aft rivets. But a good number of the forward rivets connecting to the 3 subpanel ribs will have to be blind because of access constraints, even for my spidery hands.
I know Cherry rivets are appropriate here. But do they /have/ to be CherryMax? I've got a large surplus of AACQ-4-4's sitting around that seem perfect for this. Can't I just drill those holes out to #30, redimple, and use those rivets?
I've read previous threads in the archives about using blind rivets in parts of the top forward skin because of lack of access once everything's wired up. I'm building a slider and am planning on having to do this also in my slider. The side rivets on the longerons I can get to, along with the firewall and most aft rivets. But a good number of the forward rivets connecting to the 3 subpanel ribs will have to be blind because of access constraints, even for my spidery hands.
I know Cherry rivets are appropriate here. But do they /have/ to be CherryMax? I've got a large surplus of AACQ-4-4's sitting around that seem perfect for this. Can't I just drill those holes out to #30, redimple, and use those rivets?