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Date: 10-21-2008
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Number of Hours: 1.00
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Manual Reference: N/A
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Brief Description: Make up 3 rivet test specimens
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Rivet strength specification for submittal to Mark Sensmeier and Jim Helbling, for their analysis for the Zenith Builders Analysis Group.
The Specs called for strips of 0.025" 6061-T6, 40 x 160-mm, 3 rivets with 20-mm edge spacing, with tolerance ±1-mm. Produced set of 5 with A4, A5, and AS5 rivets. All rivets supplied by Larye Parkins, with delivery in 2005. Aluminum supplied by Air Parts, Inc, Kansas City, MO, with delivery in early 2007.
1. Cut the strips from sheet aluminum.
2. Clamp half of strips together and pilot drill 3/32" .
3. Clamp 2-strip assemblies, and drill to final diameter, following usual drill, cleco, drill, cleco, etc. pattern (except that I used my new air drill from Harbor Freight) to 3/32" and then #30 for A4 specimens
4. Deburr the holes
5. Rivet specimens with Sonex supplied CCP-42 stainless steel rivets. I used my pneumatic-hydraulic riveter with a flat faced rivet head.
6. Number the specimens per specs.
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