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Drilling Out Rivets...Tips?
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#1
04-08-2013, 11:05 PM
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.

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#2
04-08-2013, 11:14 PM
5mm bit should do the job or you could use bigger if you want.
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#3
04-08-2013, 11:57 PM
metal should be drilled slow with pressure. Small drill its will snap so make sure you wear goggles! 5mm+ and you should be okay!
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#4
05-08-2013, 08:25 AM
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.
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05-08-2013, 08:35 AM
Keep pressure on it and itll help stop it spinning
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05-08-2013, 08:59 AM
Drill at slight angle, then it wont spin it Wink
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05-08-2013, 04:24 PM
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. Smile
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05-08-2013, 04:25 PM
(05-08-2013, 08:59 AM)darrenjlobb Wrote: Drill at slight angle, then it wont spin it Wink

+1

Top bit of advice that.

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05-08-2013, 05:00 PM
(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.

Will try the above then, cheers guys. Smile
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05-08-2013, 05:20 PM (This post was last modified: 05-08-2013, 05:20 PM by Toms306.)
(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.

Will try the above then, cheers guys. Smile
Snow?? I swear we are in August right?

I was breaking the estate back in March lol..... Wink Wanting to know how I can avoid the same issue with the latest one. Smile
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#11
27-10-2013, 10:17 PM
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
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#12
27-10-2013, 11:09 PM
(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!
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