Bucking bars

Tungsten! We don't need no Stinkin' Tungsten Bucking Bar! Yea, I love my tungsten bucking bar, but sometimes you have to make a custom one to reach certain spots. This one is especially effective at reaching the rivets on the AFT Canopy Deck (F721B), in particular, the rivets close to bulkhead F-705. I can rearrange the long bars to work on the left or right side of fuselage. There have been several spots where it has fit the bill.



If you have made one for a particular purpose, give us a shot of it and where it was used.

I used several fabricated bucking bars but here is the tool I wish was available early on in my build. Tungsten bucking bar. INVALUABLE especially with the slanted end. Small, versatile and heavy enough for most rivets.


http://www.averytools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=6007

I do not have a picture of it but it is a tire tool spoon about 2 feet long and 5/8 inch diameter. I squared and smoothed the round rod end and smoothed up the spoon end. The round rod end is great for reaching into a close area where you cannot get your hand and heavy enough to buck the rivet. The spoon end is good for areas where it fits.