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| Subject: | Rivets and rivet guns, etc. |
--> RV8-List message posted by: "Phil N" <pnewlon@toosan.com>
I am working on my A/P as well. At the school I attend we are fortunate
enough to have both 2x and 3x guns, as well as hand and pneumatic
squeezers. I took my structures course last fall, of course paying
particularly close attention to the metal topics. During lab exercises
(of which we had many) I got to mash hundreds of rivets with a variety
of tools. At the risk of raising a rivetous person's ire, here's my
$0.02 on the 2x/3x topic: I bought a 2x Sioux with my tool kit.
I know I am far from an expert just because I've completed a structures
course, but I feel more comfortable having an opinion because of it. I
don't believe there will be many parts that I will need a 3x gun for and
I am pleased with the results I get using a 2x. If I need more power
I'll borrow a 3x from someone (or school), though I haven't seen any
indication of where I will need to do so ( _yet_ ). (Hey, there's an
idea..... Anyone want to start a kitplane tool rental?)
I am a fairly strong guy, though getting advanced in years (I can say
that now that I'm 40 :-) I don't think that I will need to invest in a
pneumatic squeezer. If my hands/arms are _that_ tired I need to go
inside and spend some time with the wife and let them rest for a bit.
I'll put the $500 in the "wing kit" piggy bank.
Phil
> Is there a big difference between 3X and 2X guns? I know the
> difference
> on paper, but how about in use.
> I heard there few rivets that need the 3X power (rv8 spar?),
> but the 2X
> could be pushed to accomplish
> the job. I've just purchased a 3x Sioux, but I'm thinking
> riveting the
> .020 control surface skin I might want a 2X instead.
> I'm an Airframe mechanic (i'llhave my cert next month anyways) and we
> have 3x guns in school, which is why
> I decided on a 3X and the Sioux guns seem to have a very good
> feathering
> trigger. Should I keep it?
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