Continuing my tail for the 9A for now, but running into what I would call beginner issues.
Has anyone else run into frustration with bucking (or squeezing) the rivets on the powder coat brackets on the VS pieces (I assume it will be the same on the HS)? I end up with bent over rivets as if they were too long to begin with or perhaps my technique is poor.
I am using a pneumatic squeezer, but for the rivets in the center of the bracket closest to the bend I use the gun with a tungsten bar. On the builder sites I don't typically see these called out as problematic but they seem to consistently dump on me. I have seen others call out problems with rivet lengths that are too long but I assumed the plans would have been corrected by now. If I ever have the means to switch over to the 14 I wonder if they fixed those issues as many of these tail parts are the same.
I am venting a bit perhaps I need to just practice my riveting more to get more consistent results.
Has anyone else run into frustration with bucking (or squeezing) the rivets on the powder coat brackets on the VS pieces (I assume it will be the same on the HS)? I end up with bent over rivets as if they were too long to begin with or perhaps my technique is poor.
I am using a pneumatic squeezer, but for the rivets in the center of the bracket closest to the bend I use the gun with a tungsten bar. On the builder sites I don't typically see these called out as problematic but they seem to consistently dump on me. I have seen others call out problems with rivet lengths that are too long but I assumed the plans would have been corrected by now. If I ever have the means to switch over to the 14 I wonder if they fixed those issues as many of these tail parts are the same.
I am venting a bit perhaps I need to just practice my riveting more to get more consistent results.
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