Van's Light Box Practice Kit
The Van's Light Box kit was a lot of fun to build, and a project in which I got to make some decisions as to how I wanted to rivet the light box together. Parts laid out (and a big plan sheet) The first step was dimple the nutplates that would be used to attach the back cover to the light box. Once dimpled, the nutplates were riveted to the rear brackets using the pneumatic squeezer. The next steps involved preparing the remaining parts for riveting. Here is where I got to decide which rivet types/techniques I would use to construct the light box. I chose countersunk AN426 3-3.5 rivets for the front panel AN470 3-3 universal rivets for the top panel LP4-3 pulled rivets for the bottom panel dimpled AN426 3-3 rivets for the side panels This would give me practice in setting several different rivet types, as well as back riveting, squeezing and bucking. I did decide to use 3-3.5 rivets on the front panel, rather than the called for 3-3 rivets, as I felt that with the thi...