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Posted: 4/22/2010 10:50:50 PM EDT
| Has anyone used or think that using one with a trigger guard rivet jig would work? |
I only use a modified bolt-cutter tool for trunion rivets. For pressing out the bbl pin, I use a variety of washers to keep everything straight, aligned and level, while pressing with a socket, I guess it's called a hex bit socket. Something like this (upside-down of course): 
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I too use a bolt cutter rivet tool for the short rivets. It's super easy and makes some fine looking heads. I got mine from www.ak47tools.com, they are very high quality.
I've heard that 7mm end mill is perfect for making a bucking plate. However I used a 1/4" (or so, slightly undersized drill bit) to start the hole. Then I used an already riveted gun and a ball end mill in my dremel tool. I removed material in the drilled hole until the bucking plate fit almost flush with the factory rivet. I made a couple of these bucking plates so that I could have one on top and one on the bottom of the arbor press. I then supported the already formed side of the rivet in a bucking plate, and used a hammer to set the rivet in the trunnion. After that I put the assembly in the arbor and pressed the rivet with the second bucking plate forming the head. Works very well. As to the barrel pin. An arbor press is an extremely easy way to remove a barrel pin. I've done a Romy G, AMD65, and 2 PSL's with the arbor press. I just made a jig plate for the rivets to sit in, and a hole for the barrel pin to go through. Take a few pieces of scrap metal and support the front trunnion. I then took a short cap head bolt (shorter the better, I cut mine to about 1/4" with a bandsaw), I put the bolt on the pin, lowered the arbor and put some pressure on the handle. I then took a 3# sledge and hit the top of the arbor ram. It pops those barrel pins out in no time. Once the pin has broken free and started moving, switch to a longer pressing tool like an uncut bolt and your good to drive it the rest of the way out. It's easy and once you get the hang of it takes less than 5 minutes.... kind of like removing the barrel with a pulley puller. -Jim |
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