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Posted: 11/27/2019 12:31:21 AM EDT
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Posted: 11/27/2019 12:54:51 AM EDT
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I'm not going to lie. Those look real bad.
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Posted: 11/27/2019 1:17:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
I'm not going to lie. Those look real bad. But hey, it’s not meant to be a pretty safe queen. I mean I’m building it from a $200 IO Blem parts kit... |
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Posted: 11/27/2019 1:48:52 AM EDT
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Reshape with a Dremel!
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Posted: 11/27/2019 7:09:53 AM EDT
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I can't remember how many I drilled out and redid when I was building.
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Posted: 11/27/2019 7:35:10 AM EDT
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Long rear rivets are the worst. The only ones I’ve ever been proud of I shaped by hand with a tool i made from an old piece of sucker rod.
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Posted: 3/20/2020 3:07:48 PM EDT
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Drill them out and try again.
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Posted: 3/23/2020 9:58:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Drill them out and try again. This! I’ve been using the flats I bent to work through the rear rivets. I figured at this point someone would have a “perfect every time” solution. These are off the AK-builder jig. They are getting better but still not there. I’ve thought about heating them red hot before smooshing to see if that helps but I don’t think it will get the desired results in the internal expansion.  
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Posted: 4/7/2020 2:50:10 AM EDT
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Quoted: https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/207473/4CCFAED0-2D7E-418F-BBC2-90E93B055887_jpeg-1175135.JPG But I did it so I’m ok with it. Lol Are you using a press or a hammer 
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Posted: 5/13/2020 3:26:34 PM EDT
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If you use bucking bars on both sides with the correct rivet head size and the correct rivet protrusion in a press, your rivet heads should look factory. You need correct tools and practice to make it look good.
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Posted: 11/18/2020 8:47:03 PM EDT
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Oof. I've done better than that with just a ball peen hammer.
You might try cutting off the excess with a dremel, and then using a ball peen hammer (round end to expand, flat end to shape) to re-shape them. A small punch and some sand paper does wonders also. Failing that, drill them out and try again. Be careful not to dent the receiver with the hammer. Use a small one and go very very slow... hundreds of light taps. |
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Posted: 12/7/2020 7:34:20 PM EDT
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Here is something you can do that works pretty easily for long rivets. Take a 3/16 end mill (you can use a drill) and make a divot on a bucking bar of your choice for the bottom rivet. Use the small tool from this air hammer kit. With many taps with a typical hammer moving it around it will form a nice looking head. It will be a little larger than the others but have the shape you want and it will stay put for sure.
 
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Posted: 2/7/2021 1:31:21 AM EDT
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You can try cleaning them up with sand paper first
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Posted: 2/7/2021 3:26:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I can't remember how many I drilled out and redid when I was building. This. |
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