I've had much higher success shooting rivets than squeezing them. Last evening, while working on finishing up the vertical stab on my -14, the bucking bar slipped while driving a rivet. The damage was to the underside of the dimple (rib).
One side of the bottom portion of the dimple was crushed. The rivet was removed, the dimple resqueezed, and another rivet was set. This time, a "Main Squeeze" squeezer was used. I must say that resqueezing the dimple made little difference in the dent in the dimple.
About 2/3 of the way though the squeeze I felt something give. Upon completing the squeeze, the top side of the rivet (skin side) looked great. But, when I examined the shop head I found a problem.
As seen in the pictures below, it appears that the rivet broke/sheared. In addition, you can see what appears to be a piece of the dimple actually broke off.
On the top side, it's cosmetically perfect. As you can see, the bottom side is a problem.
Issues:
Recommendations?
Thanks,
Fred
One side of the bottom portion of the dimple was crushed. The rivet was removed, the dimple resqueezed, and another rivet was set. This time, a "Main Squeeze" squeezer was used. I must say that resqueezing the dimple made little difference in the dent in the dimple.
About 2/3 of the way though the squeeze I felt something give. Upon completing the squeeze, the top side of the rivet (skin side) looked great. But, when I examined the shop head I found a problem.
As seen in the pictures below, it appears that the rivet broke/sheared. In addition, you can see what appears to be a piece of the dimple actually broke off.
On the top side, it's cosmetically perfect. As you can see, the bottom side is a problem.
Issues:
- Broken rivet
- Cracked lower dimple
Recommendations?
Thanks,
Fred
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