This is my first post to RivetBangers, so please excuse me if I commit any unintentional faux pas. I purchased a pneumatic rivet squeezer from Avery tools last june. For some reason, it seemed to get a little puny and balked at squeezing 1/8 in. rivets recently. I called Bob Avery and he told me to ...

Eric, Just do it. Beg, borrow or sell a kid for $1,800 (tag, tax, title, etc.) and send off for a tail kit. Some people have built these things in closets. You will need a work table about 3' by 8'. That should be a gracious plenty, although mine is 16' long (you can never have too much room). You c...

Hi Eric, I am also a newbie, but I have a point of view on this topic. I just started building an 8A last june. I am almost finished with the empenage and the wing kit is scheduled to ship on Oct. 15. First of all, you will have a blast building. It is great fun. Much of the stress is relieved when ...

I saw a builder with a cool Rivet Banger t-shirt at Oshkosh. Where can I get one?