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Any tips for removing solid rivets?
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<blockquote data-quote="DaleH" data-source="post: 393022" data-attributes="member: 15636"><p>I marked and drilled through the head (wider part), not the tail. By doing so on 95% of them I didn't scar or deform the hole the rivet was through.</p><p></p><p>FYI, as a former machinist, I stress the use of both the prick AND center punch, as even if/when you go to punch with the center punch, if you realize your mark from the prick punch is somewhat 'not centered', you can "tip" the center punch a little towards the direction you need to favor - to be truly centered. </p><p></p><p>Lesson ... there IS a valid reason why various tools exist in the shape they are designed and sequence in which they should be used for best results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaleH, post: 393022, member: 15636"] I marked and drilled through the head (wider part), not the tail. By doing so on 95% of them I didn't scar or deform the hole the rivet was through. FYI, as a former machinist, I stress the use of both the prick AND center punch, as even if/when you go to punch with the center punch, if you realize your mark from the prick punch is somewhat 'not centered', you can "tip" the center punch a little towards the direction you need to favor - to be truly centered. Lesson ... there IS a valid reason why various tools exist in the shape they are designed and sequence in which they should be used for best results. [/QUOTE]
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