Gaps under rivets - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-29T12:40:16Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topics/gaps-under-rivets?commentId=2606393%3AComment%3A538145&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHave you tried hand-riveting.…tag:zenith.aero,2016-12-01:2606393:Comment:5381452016-12-01T14:01:25.716ZPatrick Hoythttps://zenith.aero/profile/PatrickHoyt
<p>Have you tried hand-riveting...?</p>
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<p>I hand-riveted my airplane, except for the early parts in the tail section when I was just learning. Hand riveting does a MUCH better job. </p>
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<p>I tried both the green "toolkit" gun and the blue Harbor Freight one, and I was never happy with the quality of the job done by either of those rivet guns. </p>
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<p>Patrick Hoyt</p>
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<p>Have you tried hand-riveting...?</p>
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<p>I hand-riveted my airplane, except for the early parts in the tail section when I was just learning. Hand riveting does a MUCH better job. </p>
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<p>I tried both the green "toolkit" gun and the blue Harbor Freight one, and I was never happy with the quality of the job done by either of those rivet guns. </p>
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<p>Patrick Hoyt</p>
<p>N63PZ</p> I'll post an update after I h…tag:zenith.aero,2016-11-30:2606393:Comment:5381842016-11-30T15:43:24.920ZMark Stratmanhttps://zenith.aero/profile/MarkStratman
<p>I'll post an update after I have a chance to pull a handful more rivets (hopefully in the next few days). I'm going to try a lower PSI and slower pull.</p>
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<p>I've also ordered a new head from Zenith since, even if it's not contributing to the problem, it's leaving a nasty ring of dots and nicks around every rivet. Hopefully it will help with this problem too.</p>
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<p>Failing both of those, I'm going to see if I can find a way to slow down the internal pull.</p>
<p>I'll post an update after I have a chance to pull a handful more rivets (hopefully in the next few days). I'm going to try a lower PSI and slower pull.</p>
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<p>I've also ordered a new head from Zenith since, even if it's not contributing to the problem, it's leaving a nasty ring of dots and nicks around every rivet. Hopefully it will help with this problem too.</p>
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<p>Failing both of those, I'm going to see if I can find a way to slow down the internal pull.</p> Before buying new equipment,…tag:zenith.aero,2016-11-30:2606393:Comment:5381812016-11-30T15:21:30.728ZGary Motleyhttps://zenith.aero/profile/GaryMotley
Before buying new equipment, think about setting the psi to about 40-45. Aside from having the gun flush, which can easily be off a little, very slowly pull the trigger. When you pull the trigger very slow you can start to feel the rivet slack take up and also often feel the gun seat itself square. A slower pull also allows a little more time for the stem to set. I think that you will an improved result especially if you have also noticed times when the stems are proud of the surface for the…
Before buying new equipment, think about setting the psi to about 40-45. Aside from having the gun flush, which can easily be off a little, very slowly pull the trigger. When you pull the trigger very slow you can start to feel the rivet slack take up and also often feel the gun seat itself square. A slower pull also allows a little more time for the stem to set. I think that you will an improved result especially if you have also noticed times when the stems are proud of the surface for the same reason. Might be the three stem grabb…tag:zenith.aero,2016-11-30:2606393:Comment:5379242016-11-30T04:52:32.201Zwalter tachikihttps://zenith.aero/profile/waltertachiki
Might be the three stem grabbers are worn inside the gun
Might be the three stem grabbers are worn inside the gun Definitely make sure you have…tag:zenith.aero,2016-11-30:2606393:Comment:5381052016-11-30T04:51:46.427ZDamon Brantleyhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DamonBrantley
<p>Definitely make sure you have the right rivet head. If you see a little ring in the skin around the rivet you may have been pulling an A4 rivet with an A5 head. Don't ask how I know about that!</p>
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<p>Definitely make sure you have the right rivet head. If you see a little ring in the skin around the rivet you may have been pulling an A4 rivet with an A5 head. Don't ask how I know about that!</p>
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<p></p> When I started getting gaps u…tag:zenith.aero,2016-11-30:2606393:Comment:5379212016-11-30T04:31:42.758ZKeith Crawfordhttps://zenith.aero/profile/KeithCrawford
When I started getting gaps under my rivets I had to order new heads for my gun. If you have the tooling to do it you could resurface the head a bit.
When I started getting gaps under my rivets I had to order new heads for my gun. If you have the tooling to do it you could resurface the head a bit. Sounds like the gun is starti…tag:zenith.aero,2016-11-30:2606393:Comment:5380912016-11-30T00:16:41.905ZJim and Amelia Isaacshttps://zenith.aero/profile/JimIsaacs
<p>Sounds like the gun is starting to fail and is not pulling with enough force-can you switch to another gun at the same psi to confirm?</p>
<p>Sounds like the gun is starting to fail and is not pulling with enough force-can you switch to another gun at the same psi to confirm?</p> Not sure if this would cause…tag:zenith.aero,2016-11-30:2606393:Comment:5379882016-11-30T00:05:56.761ZLoren Warnerhttps://zenith.aero/profile/LorenWarner
<p>Not sure if this would cause what your seeing, but are you still using the correct size rivet head for the rivet? Also, is the rivet head screwed all the way in?</p>
<p>Not sure if this would cause what your seeing, but are you still using the correct size rivet head for the rivet? Also, is the rivet head screwed all the way in?</p> I haven't yet tried a much lo…tag:zenith.aero,2016-11-29:2606393:Comment:5381552016-11-29T22:29:22.367ZMark Stratmanhttps://zenith.aero/profile/MarkStratman
<p>I haven't yet tried a much lower PSI, so I'll try that next.</p>
<p>I haven't yet tried a much lower PSI, so I'll try that next.</p>