| Subject: | [Shop-talk] Rivets won't pop |
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| From: | hillman at planet-torque.com (David Hillman) |
| Date: | Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:14:20 -0500 (EST) |
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On Fri, 14 Jan 2011, John Innis wrote:
> Are you using the correct size rivet for the hole you drilled? (Or
> conversely the correct size drill for the rivets you have). These can
> usually only tolerate a hole slightly larger than the diameter of the
> rivet shank.
Yes. The blind ends are just not appreciably larger once installed.
Washers have been suggested, but those won't help either unless I can get
the blind end to 'squish out' larger than the ID.
Also, the gun has multiple nosepieces for different sizes, and I was
switching back and forth appropriately.
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David Hillman
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