Tool kits
Riveting
Buying guide · RivetingRivet Guns: Which Size for Which RivetWhich rivet gun for aircraft sheet metal: what the FAA Handbook says about 3X, 4X and 7X, and the listed specs of fourteen guns side by side.Buying guide · RivetingBucking Bars: Shape First, Then WeightHow to choose a bucking bar: the FAA Handbook's order is shape first, then weight. What too light and too heavy do, and steel against tungsten.Buying guide · RivetingRivet Squeezers: Hand or Pneumatic, and Which YokeHand or pneumatic rivet squeezer: what the FAA Handbook says about squeezing, how yoke gap and reach set the job, and listed force and capacity side by side.
Flush riveting
Holding
Drilling
Buying guide · DrillingDrill Bits for Aluminum: What the FAA Handbook SpecifiesWhich drill bits for aircraft aluminum: the FAA Handbook says HSS with a 135° split point, and keeps cobalt for titanium and stainless. Lengths, shanks, aids.Buying guide · DrillingDeburring Tools for Aluminum: Holes, Edges, Between SheetsDeburring tools for aircraft aluminum: what the FAA Handbook and AC 43.13-1B say to deburr with, the listed hole and edge tools, and what the sources leave out.
Countersinking
Educational reference only. not approved data. Always consult the applicable SRM, AMM, or AC 43.13-1B and your certifying authority.