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suparuss

posted on 29/7/06 at 08:26 AM Reply With Quote
had a riveting day

now i know why people take the mick out of riveting as being a bit boring. an i had an air hydraulic one, cant imagine how most of you guys all go on with hand riveters i really dont.


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theconrodkid

posted on 29/7/06 at 08:32 AM Reply With Quote
pah,some glue and 1 in each corner





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suparuss

posted on 29/7/06 at 08:34 AM Reply With Quote
lol, my ass will be close enough to the road as it is, i dont want to be sitting on it at 100mph
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RazMan

posted on 29/7/06 at 09:54 AM Reply With Quote
The only advantage I found is that you don't need to buy nut crackers at Xmas





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Chaz

posted on 29/7/06 at 11:24 AM Reply With Quote
That many rivets necessary?
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Peteff

posted on 29/7/06 at 02:20 PM Reply With Quote
If I was you I'd have put another one in that front corner, you can't be too careful .





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I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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geoffreyh

posted on 29/7/06 at 04:18 PM Reply With Quote
This number of rivets is quite normal.
Have a look at the riveting on La Bala and Kimini.
They look big however. Bigger than the ones I've seen until now.

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givemethebighammer

posted on 29/7/06 at 04:29 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Chaz
That many rivets necessary?


aerospace practice, use four times as many fasteners as necessary.



[Edited on 29/7/06 by givemethebighammer]

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suparuss

posted on 29/7/06 at 05:09 PM Reply With Quote
its for aerodynamics, like the dimples on a golf ball.
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zetec7

posted on 30/7/06 at 04:53 AM Reply With Quote
Sure looks good - like a fighter jet!
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sgraber

posted on 31/7/06 at 02:28 PM Reply With Quote
Nice! "Ground control to Suparuss... Prepare orbiter for re-entry..."

Seriously tho, excellent work.

[Edited on 7/31/06 by sgraber]





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"Quickness through lightness"

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