Trailing edge rivets for 701 wings

I see the plans call for the use of solid rivets for the trailing edge.  I can understand that, since both sides of the rivet will be visable, and the bottom of a pulled rivet would be kind of ugly.  Is there any other reason to use solid rivets here? I've never bucked a rivet before and I'm thinking my results might be a new definition of ugly. I'm thinking of just using 87 tiny bolts with lock washers on each wing  

Scott

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Permalink Reply by James Ballenger on June 8, 2019 at 5:39am

Scott

The solid rivets are very easy squeeze with a $75 tool that will be used on the wings , flaps and slats as well as the elevator.

Jim

Permalink Reply by Bob Pustell on June 8, 2019 at 8:31pm

As Jim already pointed out, a rivet squeezer will make a very attractive rivet for you. You are right in that bucking a rivet and hammering at it with a rivet gun is open to ugly results some of the time. A squeezer will produce a nicely set rivet virtually every time. A squeezer can be used anyplace that the yoke of the device can reach both ends of the rivet. Trailing edges of control surfaces are perfect for squeezing rather than bucking and hammering rivets.

Permalink Reply by Perry Delano on June 8, 2019 at 10:08pm

It's True, squeezing solid rivets is a breeze and pleasurable. $70 US for a squeezer $300 Canadian. Check out Brown Tools in Oklahoma.

Perry

Permalink Reply by Brad Payne on June 9, 2019 at 6:04pm

I ordered one of these Squeezers from AS https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/integralSqueezer.php... and I also order the Dimpling set so I could recess the rivets that held the DZUS fasterner springs on my old cowl.  Great tool. 

Permalink Reply by Scott Smith on June 10, 2019 at 3:27pm

Thanks guys. I shall order me up one of those magic tools.  See ya at the big show in Oshkosh

Permalink Reply by Perry Delano on December 5, 2019 at 4:26pm

Just a thought here. If you can get the flapperons predrilled only one side or 

not at all it might be best for you. Mine were predrilled both sides and 

I could not get the trailing edges to line up on any of them.

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