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Posted: 12/1/2012 6:00:34 PM EDT
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Can someone please direct me to the best way to do these long rivets, mine looks realy upto S...
I have tried cutting them shorter 1.5 times dia. stick out. I tried warming them up, even melted one. I tried dif size bucking plates and drives, all to no avail. PLEASE HELP. |
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Can someone please direct me to the best way to do these long rivets, mine looks realy upto S... I have tried cutting them shorter 1.5 times dia. stick out. I tried warming them up, even melted one. I tried dif size bucking plates and drives, all to no avail. PLEASE HELP. Do you mean the one really long rivet which goes all the way thru? If so, I did this one with a small plate with a dimple in it for the head, and a small ball peen hammer. I just lightly tapped and tapped and tapped... the round head f the hammer spreads the metal so I spread it into a nail head and then used the flat head to form it and drive it into the receiver. I also did this for the center support rivet. If you mean the longer (not not really long) rivet for the rear trunnion, then I trimmed them and just squashed them with my rivet tool. |
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What kind of rivet jig are you using to mash the rivet head?
It takes a little practice to get it right. I use this homemade jig (6th post down)& a press. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_4_51/141794_.html&page=1&anc=bottom#bottom |
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What kind of rivet jig are you using to mash the rivet head? It takes a little practice to get it right. I use this homemade jig (6th post down)& a press. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_4_51/141794_.html&page=1&anc=bottom#bottom Neat idea, will try this one myself! |
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