[TheForge] stubborn rivets

[Ron Childers]

Can it be placed in a plastic tub of water with some washing soda and hook up to a battery charger? 

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From: TheForge [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of jerry Frost
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2016 11:59 AM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] stubborn rivets

Use a pin punch, do NOT use a center punch. A center punch will expand the rivet making it tighter this is a B-A-D thing.

Can you get at the other end of the rivet? A common enough practice is to make the hole on  the peened end out of round, a chisel cut will do the trick. This locks one end of the rivet and improves wear. Cutting a rivet from the locked end is much more difficult to drive out.

Frosty

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Subject: Re: [TheForge] stubborn rivets