>From Dana's description >it sounds like you "pull" the rivet but I wonder if you couldn't >just epoxy the rivet in the wood skin with a small amount of >epoxy on the exterior, under the head, and leave the shank intact. >The hose connection on the inside would also tend to hold it in place >if the rivet doesn't push out when installing the hose. > >Larry Flesner
Larry, yes in my situation the rivet is pull until the mandrel snaps. The remaining mandrel is then tapped out to make a hollow shaft. I used a drill bit, they do come out after 5-6 taps. As for the KR, due to it's slightly thicker skin, floxing as you mentioned, just may be the way to go so as to leave more available shank length inside the fuselage. Another thought would be to flox the head, add a floxed backing plate and only pull the rivet partially then knock the mandrel out. Either/or I wouldn't think it would go anywhere. You will have, with very minimal time and money, a raised head static port giving you a consistant low pressure area above the static input providing reliable and consistant readings over a flush static port or interior static source. I emailed back and forth with a very qualified member of this list, issues surrounding static port positioning. The available information certainly supports a dual, raised head, external static source located aft of fuselage mid line. In addition, run the loop joining the two ports up along the top contour of your turtle deck. Somewhere above the static port install points, cut the line and install the Tee which supplies your instrument panel. This way, the lowest point is the actual static ports themselves allowing any wash water, rain or whatever to drain from the ports and not settle into the system. As for providing an emergency interior static source, there are several good ways to achieve this with this $18 system. The easiest I have seen, is to install a Tee on your intrument panel with the 90 degree nipple extending through the panel. Fabricate a piece or cork, rubber, anything that will plug the hole. If you do experience a plugged static system aft of the instrument Tee, just "pull the plug". The instrument readings will not be the same and will fluctuate as interior cockpit pressures change due to a multitude of interior air inputs and vac sources, but it will at least give you something to go by. Once again, an alternate static source for the cost of an additional Tee. Remember, you want the outside raised head static source, but an interior emergency source is just added insurance, at no weight penalty. Dana Overall 1999 & 2000 National KR Gathering host Richmond, KY RV-7 slider, Imron black, "Black Magic" Finish kit Buying Instruments. Hangar flying my Dynon. http://rvflying.tripod.com do not archive _________________________________________________________________ Find out everything you need to know about Las Vegas here for that getaway. http://special.msn.com/msnbc/vivalasvegas.armx
