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william(at)gbta.net
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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:50 am Post subject: Riveting leading edges to wings

I'm almost ready to rivet the leading edges to the main  wing spar.  We are given the option of using LP4-3's on the outboard two  ribs.  It looks like this will be quite a bit easier than using the  AN470AD4-5's.  Has anybody used the LP4-3's?  If so, are you satisfied  with the results.  Are there any drawbacks to using the pulled vs. the  driven rivets.

  

 Also, on Tim's site he mentions that the LP4-3's seemed  a bit short.  Do I need to get longer rivets or do the -3's work  good?

  

 Thanks in advance,

  

 Bill

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tsts4

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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Riveting leading edges to wings

I went the LP4-3 route and they turned out fine.  I wasn't originally but when the time came I just felt shooting the solid rivets was an aggravation fest waiting to happen and chose the easier method.  No regrets whatsoever.

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Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Riveting leading edges to wings

LP4-3's for mine. If Van's engineers give me the option and the chances of making a mistake with an offset rivet set are high, I will go with pop rivets. I keep several CherryMax rivets of every size from 1-5(univ & csk) for those most likely places to screw up. I would not want to build the entire plane with LP4-3, CS4-4, or CherryMax because it would probably weigh 50 lbs more and cost several thousand more.

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