---------------------------------------------------------- Zenith-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 05/25/12: 3 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 06:20 AM - Re: Rivet Removal (Carlos Sa) 2. 03:13 PM - Re: Rivet Removal () 3. 04:42 PM - Re: Rivet Removal (Carlos Sa) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 06:20:06 AM PST US From: Carlos Sa Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Rivet Removal Hello, Paul I think I understand your description, but a picture would be great if you could post one. I presume you need to have access to both sides of the part, right? Thanks for sharing Carlos CH601-HD, plans On 24 May 2012 23:10, wrote: > ** > Those of you who drill out rivet heads, have them pop off, and easily push > out the stems with no problem, just hit the delete button and don't waste > time reading this. > > If, on the other hand, you drill the head slightly off center, have > to chisel it off, and then expend your entire vocabulary of swear words on > those *&^%$ rivets that you can't push out, here's something I discovered. > > Particularly on an unsupported flange, using a mandrel or punch and a > hammer doesn't help since the flange moves. Some others are in tight > spaces, where you can't get a pair of pliers in , or the pliers slip off. > Or sometimes, the &^%$#@ rivet just won't cooperate. > > Maybe somebody already thought of this but it's new to me, and it works: > In a fit if desperation I drilled a 1/8" hole in the top cup of an old pair > of Cleco pliers. Then I took a 1-1/2 inch long piece of aluminum (1/4" rod > will do, but I used an old aluminum rain gutter nail), put it in the drill > press, and filed about 7/16th of it down to 1/8" thick. I then reversed > it, and filed down the other end to 1/8", leaving a little less than 1/8 > in the middle unfiled, to use as a collar. With the collar end inserted > into the Cleco pliers cup. I put the tool over the rivet stem, lined up the > bottom jaw around the offending rivet, and squeezed. The rivet came out > with one squeeze. I'm next going to make one out of steel, for next time. > Maybe make another in A-5 size if necessary. Using the poor man's lathe, it > took about 30 minutes. > > Paul R > > > * > > * > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 03:13:31 PM PST US From: Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Rivet Removal It pains me to admit, I can build a plane but can't figure how to attach a photo. Yes, you slip the pliers over the edge of of the sheet metal. The rivet remover is basically a 1/8" cylinder, with a stop to keep it from sliding through the hole you drill in the Cleco pliers. Paul R ----- Original Message ----- From: Carlos Sa To: zenith-list@matronics.com Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 8:18 AM Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Rivet Removal Hello, Paul I think I understand your description, but a picture would be great if you could post one. I presume you need to have access to both sides of the part, right? Thanks for sharing Carlos CH601-HD, plans On 24 May 2012 23:10, > wrote: Those of you who drill out rivet heads, have them pop off, and easily push out the stems with no problem, just hit the delete button and don't waste time reading this. If, on the other hand, you drill the head slightly off center, have to chisel it off, and then expend your entire vocabulary of swear words on those *&^%$ rivets that you can't push out, here's something I discovered. Particularly on an unsupported flange, using a mandrel or punch and a hammer doesn't help since the flange moves. Some others are in tight spaces, where you can't get a pair of pliers in , or the pliers slip off. Or sometimes, the &^%$#@ rivet just won't cooperate. Maybe somebody already thought of this but it's new to me, and it works: In a fit if desperation I drilled a 1/8" hole in the top cup of an old pair of Cleco pliers. Then I took a 1-1/2 inch long piece of aluminum (1/4" rod will do, but I used an old aluminum rain gutter nail), put it in the drill press, and filed about 7/16th of it down to 1/8" thick. I then reversed it, and filed down the other end to 1/8", leaving a little less than 1/8 in the middle unfiled, to use as a collar. With the collar end inserted into the Cleco pliers cup. I put the tool over the rivet stem, lined up the bottom jaw around the offending rivet, and squeezed. The rivet came out with one squeeze. I'm next going to make one out of steel, for next time. Maybe make another in A-5 size if necessary. Using the poor man's lathe, it took about 30 minutes. Paul R arget="_blank">http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith-List tp://forums.matronics.com _blank">http://www.matronics.com/contribution http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Zenith-List http://www.matronics.com/contribution ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 04:42:45 PM PST US From: Carlos Sa Subject: Re: Zenith-List: Rivet Removal It's ok, Paul - I know a bunch of people that can attach a photo, but only one or two of them can build an airplane... Carlos On 25 May 2012 18:12, wrote: > ** > It pains me to admit, I can build a plane but can't figure how to attach > a photo. Yes, you slip the pliers over the edge of of the sheet metal. The > rivet remover is basically a 1/8" cylinder, with a stop to keep it from > sliding through the hole you drill in the Cleco pliers. > > Paul R > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message zenith-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Zenith-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/zenith-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/zenith-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.