DRDT-2 build details

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 12:49 pm

i'm real close to dropping an order on one of these, but before i do...what's invovled in making the frame if i order the head kit?

CJ, do you have more pics and explaination of how you built yours? i see you used "I" frame steel instead of square tubing. is it welded or bolted together?

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 5:12 pm

Chad, mine is the DRDT 1 which has been since upgraded in design to the 2 model. The 2 has a box tube design which is stronger and flexes less.

The plans are pretty straightforward and I am sure your welder could fab one up, but if it came to someone else zapping it up or buying one... I would give Paul Merems the loot for the prebuilt unit.

I don't have any pics of the process, but it wasn't hard with a little bit of skill. I did mine BEFORE starting on the kit. I may think twice about making a tool now that aircraft production is underway. I try to keep anything from getting in the way of the kit's progress. It doesn't always work out that way.

Buy the kaboodle from Paul.

CJ

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 7:17 pm

yeah, after a bunch of reading this afternoon, i came to the same conclusion. i'm ordering one!

prestwich · Post by **prestwich** » Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:59 pm

Chad,

You're gonna think you died and went to heaven. You're gonna wonder how, and why, you ever made a dimple any other way.

Jon
chipping away on the HS

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:19 am

cjensen wrote:yeah, after a bunch of reading this afternoon, i came to the same conclusion. i'm ordering one!

Chad, you will love the tool. I built the body on mine and if doing it again would just order it complete as I only saved about $30 and spent to much time on it.

Great dimples everytime!

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 10:15 am

i've been emailing with paul over the last couple of days, and i sent my check in the mail today! can't wait!

N200PF · Post by **N200PF** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 1:05 am

Chad -

I have the pre-built DRDT-2 and it is AWESOME!!! I was just dimpling downstairs (at 12:21 am) and no one in the house is complaining!

I'm not smart enough to say if it gives a quality dimple or not but from an ease of use standpoint alone I think it's well worth the additional cost over a traditional C-Frame!

- Peter

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:54 am

Chad, I thought you were thrilled with the one you made?

http://www.rivetbangers.com/cgi-php/for ... imple+tool

What happened??? Did the love wear off?

CJ

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:48 am

i DO love my homebuilt c-frame...but my wife doesn't.

it works great, and i'm gonna keep it in case i need to set a rivet with it (plus, it's a great conversation piece!). i told brit how many holes get dimpled in the wing skins, and she asked about "that loud thing that you hit with a hammer". hey, if she says it's too loud to use, i can't argue with that...i just have to spend $350 to make it be quiet. i don't think she was all that thrilled about that, but she wants less noise...

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:00 am

After hearing all the hoopla about this thing I broke down and ordered one last night ... I'm just ready to dimple all the skins for the wings / LE / tanks. Hopefully it is worth the $$...

Thomas
-8 wings

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:07 am

tshort wrote:After hearing all the hoopla about this thing I broke down and ordered one last night ... I'm just ready to dimple all the skins for the wings / LE / tanks. Hopefully it is worth the $$...

Thomas
-8 wings

you and me both, thomas!! paul should get my check today, so i hope to have it mid next week. he said he had several unclaimed from his march production run, so we shouldn't have to wait long.

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:26 am

Yeah, he emailed me last night and I had him reserve the last remaining already built one .... I should have lots of stuff ready to dimple by the time it gets here...

Thomas

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Thu Mar 09, 2006 7:14 pm

You guys are gonna like it!!!

CJ

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Fri Mar 17, 2006 11:13 pm

got my DRDT-2 today!

haven't had a chance to try it yet, but did get it assembled (piece of cake!). this thing is a haus! VERY STURDY!!

as you can see, i love it!!

JohnR · Post by **JohnR** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 12:53 am

cjensen wrote:

as you can see, i love it!!

Dude, don't let Brittne see you doing that!

You'll be in big trouble.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Sat Mar 18, 2006 5:56 am

Hahaha...

That was fast!!! You are gonna like the way it performs!

CJ