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Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - Toms306 - 04-08-2013
Hi,
For the side skirt rivets....I've removed a few skirts and always mess up a few that slip or spin!
So any tips for easy removal of rivets? Any particular type/size bit that should be ueed? I snapped one on the estate skirt rivets so guessing that wasn't right lol.
Cheers
Tom
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - ConorTRG - 04-08-2013
5mm bit should do the job or you could use bigger if you want.
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - Eeyore - 04-08-2013
metal should be drilled slow with pressure. Small drill its will snap so make sure you wear goggles! 5mm+ and you should be okay!
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - tigerstyle - 05-08-2013
Keep the drill sharp, and keep the drill square to the rivet don't try and wiggle the drill into the rivet, just keep a clean hole straight through it.
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - Dum-Dum - 05-08-2013
Keep pressure on it and itll help stop it spinning
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - darrenjlobb - 05-08-2013
Drill at slight angle, then it wont spin it
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - Toms306 - 05-08-2013
Think the bit I snapped was at least 5mm lol (snapped more than one in different things...). It was cold though, piles of snow on the ground so probably made it brittle or something.
Will try the above then, cheers guys.
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - Grant - 05-08-2013
(05-08-2013, 08:59 AM)darrenjlobb Wrote: Drill at slight angle, then it wont spin it
+1
Top bit of advice that.
Simple, but effective
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - Rich306 - 05-08-2013
(05-08-2013, 04:24 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Think the bit I snapped was at least 5mm lol (snapped more than one in different things...). It was cold though, piles of snow on the ground so probably made it brittle or something.Snow?? I swear we are in August right?
Will try the above then, cheers guys.
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - Toms306 - 05-08-2013
(05-08-2013, 05:00 PM)Rich306 Wrote:(05-08-2013, 04:24 PM)Toms306 Wrote: Think the bit I snapped was at least 5mm lol (snapped more than one in different things...). It was cold though, piles of snow on the ground so probably made it brittle or something.Snow?? I swear we are in August right?
Will try the above then, cheers guys.
I was breaking the estate back in March lol.....
Wanting to know how I can avoid the same issue with the latest one.
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - mattgreene - 27-10-2013
another little tip, keep the drill bit as far in the drill chuck as you can, that way it has the least distance that it can flex when drilling possible snapping and breaking something
RE: Drilling Out Rivets...Tips? - DazzaHDI - 27-10-2013
(27-10-2013, 10:17 PM)mattgreene Wrote: another little tip, keep the drill bit as far in the drill chuck as you can, that way it has the least distance that it can flex when drilling possible snapping and breaking something
+1! Definitely!