MistWolf
NAXJA Forum User
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- Washington
In a previous post, I suggested riviting some parts together as prefferable to nuts & bolts. Why?
1) Weight savings. Nuts & bolts can add a ton of weight quickly
2) Rivits swell to fill the holes when shot. This will keep the parts from shifting around and eventually enlarging the holes in the sheetmetal
3) Ease of installation. Rivits are easier and faster to install especially when one is experienced
It's important to use good quality rivits. The soft pop rivits won't hold up well and will shear easily. Being an aircraft mechanic dealing with rivits everday it's easy for me to take for granted that a proper rivit gun, set and selection of solid rivits is handy. In aviation we shoot solid rivits with a rivit gun that is similar but definitely different than an air hammer using the proper rivit set and bucking bar. If you can find somebody with that kind of experience and tooling that's what you should use. Your best solution is to use a spot welder or better yet a MIG welder
1) Weight savings. Nuts & bolts can add a ton of weight quickly
2) Rivits swell to fill the holes when shot. This will keep the parts from shifting around and eventually enlarging the holes in the sheetmetal
3) Ease of installation. Rivits are easier and faster to install especially when one is experienced
It's important to use good quality rivits. The soft pop rivits won't hold up well and will shear easily. Being an aircraft mechanic dealing with rivits everday it's easy for me to take for granted that a proper rivit gun, set and selection of solid rivits is handy. In aviation we shoot solid rivits with a rivit gun that is similar but definitely different than an air hammer using the proper rivit set and bucking bar. If you can find somebody with that kind of experience and tooling that's what you should use. Your best solution is to use a spot welder or better yet a MIG welder