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Perusing thru my usual sites this morning, I came across a picture on Bullock's entry from yesterday, and thought to myself..."this is the FIRST time???" Good Lord man! I've done that like 50 times!

Great milestone pic!! (4th one down...)

http://www.rvplane.com/?categoryid=10001&dayid=859

cjensen wrote:Perusing thru my usual sites this morning, I came across a picture on Bullock's entry from yesterday, and thought to myself..."this is the FIRST time???" Good Lord man! I've done that like 50 times!

Great milestone pic!! (4th one down...)

http://www.rvplane.com/?categoryid=10001&dayid=859

I like these rivet trays with the spring loaded lids. Prevents milestone like depicted above.



http://www.yardstore.com/browse.cfm/4,4532.html

I dread the day that happens. My bins have multiple compartments so when it does happen, I will have thousands of rivets mixed together of different sizes

I only dump a few at a time out the bags, that way when the bin falls (not if, but when) I have at most a hundred or so to pick up. So far I have been lucky and haven't dropped a bin, but I'm sure when I do it will be the big one one AN426AD3-3.5's.

You know what, right before it happened I was thinking "Wow.....1800+ hours of building and I have never dropped a rivet bin". No more than a minute after that thought, my air hose from my rivet gun just pushed the bin off the short chair. Doh!

Not to laugh at anyone else but early on I spilled a bag of rivets for my empenge. I don't remember what size because that was 10 years ago. My wife eats a lot of peanut butter and I use to carry a pint of peanut butter in my suitcase before I retired. As a result we have a good supply of 1 lb and 1/2 lb soft plastic peanut butter jars each with a screw on cover. After spilling the 1/2lb jar, I put all rivets in 1/2 lb or 1 lb jars and kept the lids tightly screwed on. When riveting, I had an extra lid that I would pour as many rivets as I felt like picking up in the extra lid. It sure saved me a lot of grief. Our grand children have also provided us with some rectangluar baby food plastic boxes that come with lids. They work good for small parts. Sorry about your misfortune Mike!

I think i have the worst story of all in regards to dropping rivets. Regular AN426 from -3 to -12 in compartmentalized bins.


But oh wait I was working on a Cessna 185.


But oh wait it was on floats !!!!!! Splash

My solution was to get some of these shaker-size storage containers found in the aviation isle at Home Depot. You squeeze the top and the slit opens up so you can shake one or a few rivets out at a time. Dropping one is a non-event. Tipping it over is a non-event. No risk of different rivet sizes being mixed up together as can happen with a tray or drawers with dividers.



It has worked real well for me.

Here's where I keep mine. I make it a point to close and lock the lids each and every time I go to get out rivets. However, I am sure I will dump them sometime... I am not looking forward to that day.

http://www.rv7x.com/fuselage_inventory.htm

(would have posted the picture but it is too large)

BSwayze wrote:It has worked real well for me.

That looks like a great method Bruce.

Thanks, Don,

Wish I could take credit for it, but I can't. I saw it on somebodys website somewhere, but I can't remember who or when. Anyway, I'm happy to pass it on if it helps somebody else.