jrock836
Well Known Member
I didn't build my plane, so I don't have a bunch of airplane sheet metal experience and tools. When I built my Cobra kit car, I just drilled holes, cleco'd everything together and pulled rivets.
I just received the rear baggage modification kit for my airplane. Looks like I will need to dimple 16 #40 holes and install 8 platenuts using some tiny AN426AD-3.5 Countersunk Head Rivets.
Can someone tell me exactly what tools I need to dimple a #40 hole and install the above mentioned rivets? I assume I need a dimple die? Which one? I don't want to buy a $300 dimple die set, if I can just buy the one I need. Same thing for the rivets. Since I only need to install 16 rivets, I don't want to spend hundreds on a squeezer or rivet gun if there's a low cost option to install the rivets without those tools.
I'm hoping that I can install this $30 piece of sheet metal without spending $500 on tools! Lol...
Ideas please!
I just received the rear baggage modification kit for my airplane. Looks like I will need to dimple 16 #40 holes and install 8 platenuts using some tiny AN426AD-3.5 Countersunk Head Rivets.
Can someone tell me exactly what tools I need to dimple a #40 hole and install the above mentioned rivets? I assume I need a dimple die? Which one? I don't want to buy a $300 dimple die set, if I can just buy the one I need. Same thing for the rivets. Since I only need to install 16 rivets, I don't want to spend hundreds on a squeezer or rivet gun if there's a low cost option to install the rivets without those tools.
I'm hoping that I can install this $30 piece of sheet metal without spending $500 on tools! Lol...
Ideas please!
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