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carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 5:37 pm Post subject: rivet squeezer

Hello, all



I intend to buy a (manual) rivet squeezer (so far I have borrowed one), and I would appreciate to read about your experiences with these tools:



http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/handrivetsqueezer.php

 http://www.ustool.com/usstore.asp?WCI=wciViewItem&WCE=90997s

http://www.ustool.com/usstore.asp?WCI=wciViewItem&WCE=90995s

 http://tinyurl.com/58baoc (aviation tools, eBay store)



(Brown Tools seems to be offline, and Avery's squeezer is too expensive http://www.averytools.com/p-497-avery-hand-rivet-squeezers.aspx )

 

Thanks for your comments



do not archive (yet)



Carlos

CH601-HD

Montreal, Canada



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jaybannist(at)cs.com
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Posted: Wed Aug 06, 2008 6:16 pm Post subject: rivet squeezer

Carlos,

 

 I bought one of the US Industrial Tool squeezers with the removable "C" yoke.  It has served my needs well.

 

 Jay in Dallas

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pdn8r(at)yahoo.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:48 am Post subject: rivet squeezer

An important consideration is the throat depth.  Remember if you buy a 2" squeezer then you can only reach rivets no more than 2" from the edge.  The squeezers with the interchangeable heads ie: 1", 1.5", 2" etc. give you more flexibility, although more expensive in most cases it is actually cheaper if you end up having to buy more than 1 squeezer just for additional throat depths.



Bill PaganEAA Tech Counselor #4395

--- On Wed, 8/6/08, Carlos Sa <carlossa52(at)gmail.com> wrote:

[quote]From: Carlos Sa <carlossa52(at)gmail.com>

Subject: rivet squeezer

To: zenith-list(at)matronics.com, zenith701801-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 9:37 PM



Hello, all



I intend to buy a (manual) rivet squeezer (so far I have borrowed one), and I would appreciate to read about your experiences with these tools:



http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/handrivetsqueezer.php

 http://www.ustool.com/usstore.asp?WCI=wciViewItem&WCE=90997s

http://www.ustool.com/usstore.asp?WCI=wciViewItem&WCE=90995s

 http://tinyurl.com/58baoc (aviation tools, eBay store)



(Brown Tools seems to be offline, and Avery's squeezer is too expensive http://www.averytools.com/p-497-avery-hand-rivet-squeezers.aspx )

 

Thanks for your comments



do not archive (yet)



Carlos

CH601-HD

Montreal, Canada



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Jeyoung65(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:03 am Post subject: rivet squeezer

Hi Carlos, Not sure why you would buy a rivet squeezer when the spars are  the only items using solid rivets. Harbor Fright anvil  and a two pound  hammer worked great for me.  Jerry of Ga

  

  In a message dated 8/6/2008 9:38:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  carlossa52(at)gmail.com writes:

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		     Hello, all



I intend to buy a (manual) rivet squeezer (so    far I have borrowed one), and I would appreciate to read about your    experiences with these tools:



http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/handrivetsqueezer.php

http://www.ustool.com/usstore.asp?WCI=wciViewItem&WCE=90997s

http://www.ustool.com/usstore.asp?WCI=wciViewItem&WCE=90995s

http://tinyurl.com/58baoc (aviation    tools, eBay store)



(Brown Tools seems to be offline, and Avery's    squeezer is too expensive http://www.averytools.com/p-497-avery-hand-rivet-squeezers.aspx    )



Thanks for your comments



do not archive    (yet)



Carlos

CH601-HD

Montreal, Canada



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notsew_evets(at)frontiern
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:19 am Post subject: rivet squeezer

You will need a squeezer sometime in your aviation life.

 Maybe not on the "basic" Zenith but you will add this and that in the  future and a hammer is not the professional way to squeeze.......

 Years ago I bought the $119 model  and its paid for itself many times  over.  I do wish I would have paid just a little more and purchased one  with a deeper throat..

  

 Steve

 Arizona

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carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 7:25 am Post subject: rivet squeezer

There are few spots where you need solid rivets, according to the plans.

But I have a couple of other applications where I definitely like the looks of solid rivets (yes, I know, more time and effort - but what do I care, it's been some 8 or 9 years already, a couple more is only 10%...).

 Examples are access panels (1) to the instrument panel, from the top of the fuselage and (2) to the wing tip, to install / repair lights.

See attached photo.

Cheers

Carlos

CH601-HD (remember the HD?!), plans

 



2008/8/7  <Jeyoung65(at)aol.com (Jeyoung65(at)aol.com)>

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		        Hi Carlos, Not sure why you would buy a rivet squeezer when the spars are  the only items using solid rivets. Harbor Fright anvil  and a two pound  hammer worked great for me.  Jerry of Ga

  

  In a message dated 8/6/2008 9:38:42 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  carlossa52(at)gmail.com (carlossa52(at)gmail.com) writes:

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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 8:20 am Post subject: rivet squeezer

Hi Carlos,



I agree with you.  Solid rivets are nice for installing nut plates in 

most applications.  I use the soft aluminum rivets for this ("A" 

rather than "AD").  They are very easy to set with a 1 ton arbor 

press or just a small hammer and steel bar for bucking.



Paul

XL nearly done.

At 08:24 AM 8/7/2008, you wrote:

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		  There are few spots where you need solid rivets, according to the plans.

But I have a couple of other applications where I definitely like 

the looks of solid rivets (yes, I know, more time and effort - but 

what do I care, it's been some 8 or 9 years already, a couple more 

is only 10%...).

Examples are access panels (1) to the instrument panel, from the top 

of the fuselage and (2) to the wing tip, to install / repair lights.

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carlossa52(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2008 5:03 pm Post subject: rivet squeezer

Thanks to all that offered their comments, on and off list.

Happy building, folks !

Carlos

CH601-HD, plans

tail feathers, right wing done, making left wing tip



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