Aircraft Sheet Metal Dimpler

Just place both halves on the sheet metal insert in your riveter and squeeze to form a perfect dimple.

Aircraft sheet metal dimpler.

Dimple dies punch flare and flare only tools add that trick look to any metal fabrication project. Au 109 62 au 36 48 shipping. Motamec hole flare swage tool 2 50 sheet metal alloy plate dimple die swaging. As a short review the following steps are basic to most types of aircraft sheet metal construction.

Most common in the current market for experimental aluminum homebuilt aircraft are the 100 and 120 dimple dies for the 30 or 1 8th hole size. In this issue we will explore the tools needed to deburr countersink dimple and rivet sheet metal. Multi step drills 1 30 cobalt jobber length drill bits 31 60 cobalt jobber length drill bits. In our last article we discussed some of the sheet metal tools that are needed to begin a project.

Brown aviation aircraft tools. For the thinner sheet metal under 040 or so dimple dies are used. Dimple dies will work in material as thick as 1 8 inch chrome moly steel and are meant to be used in an ironworker or press. Pop dimple die 3 32 p n 5102d 3 32 this product is a clever way to set dimple in sheet metal using a pop riveter.

Mal harper of griffin ga is building an rv 6 and is about 2 3 finished with the project. You will find the building of a sheet metal aircraft to be a very challenging and rewarding experience.