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Joa, I hope you're doing this under the supervision of an A & P. He/she will tell you that you drill the rivets out with a #30 bit, but only drill about 3/32" into the head of the rivet. Then use the shank of another #30 bit, slip it into the hole, wiggle it and the head should break right off from the rest of the rivet. The other end of the rivet should then fall out. Syd Cohen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Well today I broke down and bought a bunch of solid rivet stuff including a > used pneumatic squeezer. Gonna go for it on the wing tanks, probably regret > it but hey, it's a learning experience! > > I started drilling out the rivets with a 1/8" drill and this seems just a > touch small. Plus it's hard to stay centered on that big flat flush rivet > (no dimple) even though I punched a hole in the center. In any event what > I'm left with is a hole down the center of the rivet and the head still on. > On the few where the head popped off the top (countersunk flat part) is > still firmly attached. Any tips??? Use a little larger bit and then go > with a larger rivet later or is there another trick to getting these buggers > out? > > I had my father in law help with the punching and he counted like 248 rivets > in each wing tank. Wheew, this will be a while! > > As always, thanks for the advice and let's keep em flying, ok?! > > Joa > ______________________ > ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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