Rivet tool?
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Le Mans Master
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Melting Slicks
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From: Tucson AZ
I got a little education on rivets today (at least aircraft type). The rivet tool (see pic) I had to use was for a 3/16" semi spherical head rivet. So the head of the rivet fits into the pocket in the rivet tool and the bucking bar is suppose to go on the side you smash over. Unfortunately, the rivets for the tub have a flat head and we had no flat head riveting tool. So, we put the bucking bar on the flat head side and peened over the rivet with the rivet tool resulting in a spherical shape head instead of a flat head. They look great but not original. I think I’ll go back now with just a hammer, dolly and punch to flatten them out. The soft aluminum rivets are very easy to work with. We set the air pressure at 30 PSI which was more than enough. Thanks to everone for your input.
Gary
Gary
They look good, I'd just leave them alone.
