Stan,
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Pulled rivets are supposed to have holes in the center. They're like dimples in golf balls. Fill the holes, and your Panther will be the slowest one on the block.
Tony
Rivets
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Rivets
Hello all,
I'm not presently a builder, but if I do decide to build an aircraft it will be a Panther or a Cougar. A thought struck me that I thought would be worth mentioning regarding the pop rivets used on the Panther.
A friend of mine had the pleasure of going to Air Venture 2015 and got a first hand look at the Panther. He thought it looked a bit unfinished with all of the rivets with holes in them. So my question is what's to prevent one from filling the holes with some sort of epoxy putty to make them look more like driven rivets? It would keep water from pooling in the rivet cavity, maybe improve looks, and help hold the rivet stud in place. It would add some small amount of weight too.
So, am I just a crazy newbie or does this idea make any sense?
Stan J.
AKA Steamer
I'm not presently a builder, but if I do decide to build an aircraft it will be a Panther or a Cougar. A thought struck me that I thought would be worth mentioning regarding the pop rivets used on the Panther.
A friend of mine had the pleasure of going to Air Venture 2015 and got a first hand look at the Panther. He thought it looked a bit unfinished with all of the rivets with holes in them. So my question is what's to prevent one from filling the holes with some sort of epoxy putty to make them look more like driven rivets? It would keep water from pooling in the rivet cavity, maybe improve looks, and help hold the rivet stud in place. It would add some small amount of weight too.
So, am I just a crazy newbie or does this idea make any sense?
Stan J.
AKA Steamer