Guys...Got my empennage a couple months ago and have HS cleco'd and will match drill tonight. Couple of unrelated questions:
1. I have a pneumatic squeezer and have used it on the practice projects I think okay. As I begin to do it on the 'real thing' I started questioning myself about dimpling and the how to adjust the squeezer. On the practice project I closed the squeezer (push the button) and adjusted until the male/female dimple die touch then I backed it off about a half turn to allow for the thickness of the aluminum. The results seem to be pretty good....I mean the flush rivet is flush with the skin. Is my thinking okay on this or is there a better way to adjust?
2. Do not want to get in the primer debate, but I have decided to prime the interior. An EAA friend turned me on to some Rustoleum self etching primer that he said he has used and said it works great. He said to 'lightly' Scotch bright the surface to take the shine off the aluminum and spray the self-etching primer on. Any comments?
1. I have a pneumatic squeezer and have used it on the practice projects I think okay. As I begin to do it on the 'real thing' I started questioning myself about dimpling and the how to adjust the squeezer. On the practice project I closed the squeezer (push the button) and adjusted until the male/female dimple die touch then I backed it off about a half turn to allow for the thickness of the aluminum. The results seem to be pretty good....I mean the flush rivet is flush with the skin. Is my thinking okay on this or is there a better way to adjust?
2. Do not want to get in the primer debate, but I have decided to prime the interior. An EAA friend turned me on to some Rustoleum self etching primer that he said he has used and said it works great. He said to 'lightly' Scotch bright the surface to take the shine off the aluminum and spray the self-etching primer on. Any comments?
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