Andrew,
The traditional way of setting rivets used these type of tools and it is the
way that I set the rivets on my aircraft.
The idea is that the setter hole takes the rivet shank and tapping the
plates to be riveted with a suitable backing tool on the head of the rivet
ensures that the plates are snug against the head of the rivet.
Maintaining a suitable tool on the head of the rivet - bucking bar or flat
punch for a flat head (countersunk) rivet or a domed tool for a pan head
rivet. The rivet is first 'thickened' by striking with a hammer or hammer
and punch if access is tight. Finally, if a round/dome head finish is
required use the concave recess on the rivet setter (with hammer) to form
the rivet head.
With the McMaster Carr tool. The easy way is to put the tool vertically in
a vice, position the rivets in the bearing/bellcrank assembly, then hold the
rivet head in the concave recess and form with a hammer on the upper side.
Ensure that the rivets are a good fit in concave recess in the tool and the
overall rivet shank length is fairly critical for a good finish.
Two pairs of hands are useful.
Hope you understand my poor explanation.
regards,
Mike Parkin (G-JULZ)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Sarangan" <asarangan@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Squeezing solid rivets
>
> Sam
>
> Can you tell me how the rivet setter from McMaster Carr works? The tool
> is inexpensive ($18), but the description on their website are unclear.
> I called the company and they didn't couldn't help me. This is what the
> website says about the tool:
>
> Set solid and tinners' rivets with this tool and your hammer. With the
> rivet in the setter hole, strike setter to draw sheet metal around the
> rivet. Then strike rivet directly to flatten shank. Place the setter's
> concave recess over the shank and strike setter again. This forms the
> domed head.
> You can draw rivets directly through thin metal without
> prepunching a hole. Thin metal slugs drop out of the outlet hole on the
> side of the tool.
>
>
> --- SPurpura@aol.com wrote:
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>> TRY USING A RIVET SET, AVAIL. THRU MC MASTER CARR
>> SAM N77EU
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> Andrew Sarangan
> http://www.geocities.com/asarangan
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