Cherry MAX rivets

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Cherry MAX rivets

Postby Sonex1243 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 2:44 pm

Any particular vendor to purchase 1/8" nominal and oversize cherry max rivets? Been looking at ACS, wicks and cherry aerospace, so far, ACS is the cheapest.
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Re: Cherry MAX rivets

Postby Bryan Cotton » Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:05 pm

Ken,
I got all mine from ACS.
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Re: Cherry MAX rivets

Postby Sonex1243 » Wed Mar 23, 2016 3:26 pm

Thanks Bryan, will stick with them. Time to start counting holes on the flaps and ailerons to correct my goof up!
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Re: Cherry MAX rivets

Postby Bruce593SX » Wed Mar 23, 2016 8:14 pm

Haven't check lately, but last time I bought rivets Sonex was actually the cheapest!
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Re: Cherry MAX rivets

Postby Sonex1243 » Thu Mar 24, 2016 9:25 am

Hi Bruce;
You are correct! Unfortunately, I have to go with the cherry max since I had aggressively deburred the flaps and aileron parts leaving a bevel on the perimeter of all my holes. Luckily, up sizing to an oversized rivet will be the fix along with Sonex tech concurrence. $300 in rivets beats $900, or more, in parts plus more man hours for complete replacement. A humbling lesson learned..
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