Brantel said:Tried it with an inexperienced person holding the back rivet bar and it did not work out.
RV7Factory said:...and the long double-offset back-rivet set seemed to absorb a lot of the gun's energy.
Mike S said:As far as I know, back riveting is usually done with a flat plate laying on a table/bench. Not hand held--------
Rivet tape comes in handy here, as does a BIG back rivet plate. Mike is 18"x22", set into the building table, flush with the carpet padding on top.
With a setup like this, you can do the riveting solo, and do large sections at a time.
Mike
I was all set on finding every possible means to back rivet the entire airplane! To the point to where I really didn't care how much additional set up time was necessary to do it. Then our Tech Counselor suggested a Flush Swivel Set. I had a hard time believing it could look as good as back riveting, but with the time I was spending on setup, I thought I'd give it a try. You have to look close to tell a difference... real close! Now, I only back rivet when it's convenient.doug_rv7 said:I just finished my top skins. I used the swivel head mushroom set (Part RSMS75) from Cleaveland. The skins look great. I'm planning to do the bottom skins in the same fashion.
The fine folks at Avery sell a hand held Back Riveting Bucking Bar just for this purpose. Which, when you're done riveting, you can use as a meat tenderizer.Mike S said:As far as I know, back riveting is usually done with a flat plate laying on a table/bench. Not hand held--------
RV7Factory said:The fine folks at Avery sell a hand held Back Riveting Bucking Bar just for this purpose. Which, when you're done riveting, you can use as a meat tenderizer.
aerolite said:Hey Phil,
I tried backriviting like the others but quickly went back to the standard method. I vouch for the flush swivel set, it's all I use on skins except for when backriviting is the easier method.
Steve