![]() And don't be afraid to double up with ear muffs over ear plugs (fitted or not). It's a little different, but fitted ear plugs are great especially if you're going to be riveting every goddamn day for the rest of your career. It makes building up frames so much nicer. Rivet squeezer is probably something they'll have in stores, and use it whenever you can. I didn't see if you had a fan tool, but they're useful. Even if you just get one that you can use for most places it's worth it for your hands. You'll want drill bushings since you'll be using existing holes so often. Large structural mods on A320 family sounds like P2F mods. Source: I did heavy metal on 767, 777, a300, 737s CRJs and the baby buss. Can’t shave a reduced head though so keep that in mind. A rivet shaver is helpful for when you’re doing big skin jobs and your buddy doesn’t set the countersinks deep enough. 9x for stuck bolts or fasteners in spars that are interred are fit. A 2x for punching bolts out in tight places is a godsend, 3x for thinner metal. 4x for standard shit, so that you spend less time working and less time with your hands vibrating. With a chart on top so you can quick reference.Ģ,3,4,9x guns so that you have what you need. I have a box made up with nominal ,x,y for each size up to 7/16. organization for all of your common hilok sizes so you grab the right reamers the first time for tight holes so you don’t need an Allen key. Nut busters and collar cutters for easily removing hiloks.Ī set of exhaust stud removal sockets for when the collars don’t wanna come off easily (wet areas).ĭrill bushings and a steamboat, especially transfer sizes like 30 inside 310 outside or 30 inside 1/4 outside etc. That allows you to reach far with the 4” extension and walk the bit if needed without fear of snapping it off like when you use a long bit. I have tackleboxes full of 40 to 1/4 in stubby. Threaded drill bits and their holder save tons of time. Should get some Boeing clecos (cylindrical) and the gun or at least the hex nut ones. 90 degree 1/4 threaded drill (pan american tools makes the best dotco clone). Get a Sioux mini palm drill (several) with rohm chucks. You can’t get a boot by them, but a bit off center won’t show. An inspector that wants to gig you on every small detail won’t have that to gig you on. When you cut a rivet, the center disappeared. The machined rivets showed their centers on a bucktail. ![]() I used that a lot to cut rivets if we didn’t have the right size, but also to fool inspectors for when I needed to buck rivets in a bad place. Oh, a rivet cutter is invaluable to have in your tool box. Also a hi-lok and rivet depth gauge I always had on me for sizing rivet lengths. I bought a 1/4 drive ratchet with a hole down the shank for hi-loks. It had an amazing feather two-finger trigger. My favorite palm drill was a blue point with a feather trigger. I didn’t see any inspection mirrors those are important. One that you can change out from a 90 to a 45 head. Pay and benefits at most major airlines.Īirplanes aviation helicopters fighter jets tool porn cockpits engineering porn mechanical gifsĪngled threaded drill was one of my go to tools as a SM Tech.Job searching Be mindful of contract companies Tech manual for Integrated Pressure Systems and Components.Maintenace manuals "For reference only".FAA Supplemental Type Certificate search.FAA Special Airworthiness Information Bulletin search. ![]() ![]() Tool list put together by /r/aviationmaintenance.New products, tools, technological breakthroughs, etc. ![]()
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