Exploding Rivets

[labrat7357]

It would have been better if the fools in the background had shut up.

[007380]

They quit using that type of rivet on planes because the explosive powder caused corrosion on the aluminum.

[adisharr]

That's really cool, haven't seen or heard of that before -  thanks for sharing :)

[hendotintco]

i bet it was exciting to use a naked flame near plane fuel...will i live?that sort of excitement.lol.

[lumpheadthump]

@hendotintco There's actually an electric iron you're supposed to use with these rivets. We had that setup at my old A&P school

[hendotintco]

@lumpheadthump Still not sure I would like to be doing that,,even with a hot iron.Thanks for the info though.

[scubadev]

hey thats cool