AVIATION EXPLORER POST #997
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Plane Building 101

METALWORKING
 - Metalworking 101 DVD - DVD owned by Explorer Club / ask Tom Manger to watch it (duration 2:00:00)
 - Using Clecos - (idonagin / duration 3:26)

Riveting Basics
 - Van's Aircraft Practice Toolbox - (Adventures In Aviation / duration 20:04)
 - Solid Rivets - Why They Hold So Well - (1donagin / duration 0:38)
 - Primer On Rivet Types & Sizes - (HomebuiltHELP / duration 7:51)
 - Installing Aircraft Solid Rivets - (riveteer / duration 6:59)
 - EAA Hints For Homebuilders - Series of Training Videos (Click on "Sheet Metal" option in left sidebar)
 - Flight Mechanic Blog - Nine-Part Series of Articles on Rivets & Fasteners --- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Dealing With Riveting Mistakes
 - Riveting Bloopers - The most common mistakes and what they look like (1donagin / duration 6:45)
​ - Removing Universal Head Rivets (1donagin / duration 1:58)
​ - Removing Flush Head Rivets (1donagin / duration 1:11)

Dimpling & Countersinking Rivets
 - How It Works - Aircraft Flush Riveting - old WWII training video (Documentary Tube / duration 10:30)
 - Using A Microdial Countersink - (riveteer / 3:40)

Other Fasteners
 - Installing Lockwire - ​Required for torqued bolts (AgentJayZ / duration 22:31)

Working With Plate Aluminum
​ - 6061.com - Aluminum Fabrication and Machining

Resellers Of Aircraft Building Tools & Supplies
 - Aircraft Spruce
 - Cleveland Tools
 - Wicks Aircraft Supply
 - Yardstore

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