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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo
Another problem when drilling them out is that they can spin. IF you're drilling one out and the bit all of the sudden does not seem to be cutting, STOP! Spin the rivet for a minute with the drill bit and it'll be too hot to touch. Do that in plastic and it will have already melted.
Thanks Kevin & Chuck, for the good info. Next year we'll put a real riveter in the budget.
As for the HF hand riveter, I agree it's not worth a dollar, but with some careful work we did manage to get it to work OK. Indeed, mandrels do not come out until you lube the tips of the jaws liberally. I'm not going to waste anyone's time explaining how to fix that (PM me if you need it), my advice is buy something else.
Don
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Agreed if the heads off already and the bottoms showing we usually just hammer out the rest with a 1/4" transfer punch :-)