Fred,
I guess the strength relates to the PFA requirement that if
anything jams the aileron or other control surface you should not be able to
break the control run with any force you could realistically apply to the
stick.
I found it worked well for me to do initial squeezing in a large
vice and then finish off with a hammer and a concave mini anvil on the other
end. Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Fillinger" <n3eu@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Squeezing solid rivets
>
> I just substituted the softer AN rivets, because I couldn't see where
> the control forces demand the hard rivet. The enables use of a air
> chisel from like Harbor Freight Tools, maybe $15, using lower pressure
> regulated air. Bought the dimpled round-head rivet tool on a trip to
> Oshkosh for a couple $$, or you could file & grind one up from the set
> of chisels that comes with it. One good thing about cheap tools is
> the steel can be rather soft. Just in case I'm wrong on strength
> needed, especially where there's only 2 of them at a rod end, I
> assembled them with the green structural glue.
>
> Reg,
> Fred F.
>
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