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Drawing a rivet--technique 101

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Rob Miller

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This method is recommended ONLY for round (universal head rivets).

Occasionally, in the middle of a riveting session, you'll notice that the two pieces of metal you are trying to put together are not tightly together, i.e. a space exists between the parts. This space can be eliminated by:

1. Drive and buck the rivet a COUPLE (only) of taps.

2. Then place the bucking bar right next to but not on the rivet.

3. With the rivet gun on the rivet, tap the rivet a couple of times.

4. This should draw the parts together and they can now be riveted as normal. If this doe not work, repeat the steps again.

This is a great trick, I hope this helps someone out there!

Rob Miller RV-8 N262RM "Bad Cat" 47 hours
 
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