[TowerTalk] C-31 XR, Assembly, Rivet Tool Slippage and Rivet Alignment

[William E. Handy Jr. - K6LF]

Hello All,

I had no rivet tool slippage while assembling my C-3, and I was lubricating
the rivets with noalox!  I use a Stanley model MR100I tool from Home Depot.

If I did have slippage problems though, my first thought about cleaning the
tool would be to squirt some brake or carb cleaner into the grip jaw area of
the tool.

On a slightly different point regarding the rivets on a Force antenna, it is
imperative that all the rivets of a given joint be in their holes as each is
drawn tight.  The instructions make a point of this fact.  Because of the
close tolerances of each drilled hole, the alignment of the holes will be
compromised if you attempt to pull only one rivet tight without the other
two in place acting as alignment pins.  Following this info from the
instruction book allowed me to put my antenna together without a single
problem.



William (Bill) E. Handy Jr. - K6LF
 
"Labour to keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial
fire, called conscience". -George Washington


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-towertalk@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-towertalk@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Kurt Andress
> Sent: Thursday, November 05, 1998 7:26 AM
> To: k2av@qsl.net
> Cc: towertalk
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] C-31 XR, Assembly
>
>
>
> Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > A procedural thing: While doping the aluminum with the noalox provided
> > (do this *thinly*, and carefully -- see the directions), don't handle
> > the rivets with the same hand(s).
> >
> > Get someone to help and insert the rivets to the holes who isn't
> > touching anything with noalox on it.
> >
> > There are a *lot* of rivets in this antenna, so if the noalox gets on
> > the stems, even a little, as from fingerprints, it will gradually
> > accumulate. This lubricates the inside of the rivet tool where it
> > grabs the stem, and after a while it starts to slip, necessitating
> > multiple squeezes to work. At the end it was taking ten or more
> > squeezes to set the rivet. Efforts to clean the tool were fruitless.
> >
> > Maybe someone has a cleaning technique they can share.
> >
>
> Hi Guy,
>
> Put some laquer thinner in a big coffee can and stick the head of
> the rivet gun
> in it. Swish it about for a while. Remove and reload the can with
> clean thinner
> and repeat.
> It might also remove the paint from the gun, but will get the
> joint compound
> out of there.
>
> 73, Kurt
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