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1/4" solid rivets...
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Here are some tool suggestions that we use at work performing sheet metal repairs that mite prove useful in a Tin boat application.  ...
Feb 24, 2023
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I probably used 3/8" 98% of the time, bought just a handful longer "just in case". And NO, you cannot pound them down. Cut them or...
Feb 24, 2023
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baby's got a new backbone! looks awesome
Feb 5, 2023
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1992 LOWE 17’ project
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THANKS!
Feb 5, 2023
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Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat
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Having formed replacement skins (inside & out, see 16- tin in my signature) for tin boats where I had to anneal the tin before massive...
Feb 5, 2023
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Which Aluminum Rivet Tools?
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Thread 'Tools for aluminum repair' Tools for aluminum repair
Feb 5, 2023
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Tools for aluminum repair
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Look for the surplus/used section for reasonable tool prices
Feb 5, 2023
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1992 LOWE 17’ project
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1992 LOWE 17’ project
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I acquired this 1992 Lowe 17’ boat with 1991 motor and trailer, in a trade in October 2019. We ran and fished it on the ICW and mouth of...
Feb 5, 2023
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I've tried the plastic bunk wrap on one trailer and it worked well, but it was kind of thin and soft and the aluminum boat started...
Feb 4, 2023
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Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat
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Referring to the material that is being drilled and riveted together as parent material is probably the wrong Termanology. My thought on...
Feb 2, 2023
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I noticed the Type A are the 1100 designation you have referred to in other posts (softer than parent material).
Feb 2, 2023
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Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat
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Thanks for the heads up. Apparently I am,SMAI-Social Media Acronym Ignorant!
Feb 1, 2023
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Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat
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I am not familiar with FWIW, I used the aircraft rivets that I have access to. The aluminum alloys used in boat building probably differ...
Feb 1, 2023
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Rivet identification. Note I have used D rivets(raised dimple), which are harder rivets than AD rivets (inverted dimple) when repairing boat
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AC 43.13-1B. Paragraph 4, refers to among other things, rivet identification, riveting practices, and some methods of structural repair...
Feb 1, 2023
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