Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

[Kirk M.]

Re: Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

Your gun may needs oil, All you do is set the air presser low, real easy.

Where do I put oil in it?

Kirk

[Tracy C.]

Re: Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

Where do I put oil in it?

Kirk

A couple of drops of light tool oil in the air inlet fitting every 4 hours of operation is adequate if your air is dry. It will keep the piston from galling in the bore of your rivet gun.

[Mike R.]

Re: Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

aren't most of the rivets on Corvettes steel? I am thinking of the ones holding reinforcements to the body as well as on the A arms. Where does one buy these steel (iron?) rivets?

Mike

I use an in-line regulator set at about 15 psi - that's about all you need to set soft aluminum body rivets.

[Joseph S.]

Re: Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

I took everyone's advice and purchased an aircraft rivet gun and tools off ebay (Figs 1-3). Just want to get it straight before I use it. I have also attached a pic of the body rivets (Fig 4). So,

1. I put the rivet through the hole with the large flat surface in the wheel well and the stem protruding through the hole and "J" clamp in the front clip area.
2. I place the gun in the wheel well with one of the large circular flat head "hammers" on the large flat surface of rivet.
3. I place the bucking bar (large flat bar in middle top of pic) on the stem in the front clip area.
4. Push on the gun so the large flat head of the rivet is flush with the body panel, hold the bucking bar pressed against the stem and pull the trigger.

Is that correct?

One final question, in Figure 1 there is a dial around the trigger. What does that adjust, the hammer strength? Thanks.


Kirk

Kirk, You will want the air hammer on the shaft side of the rivet. Not on the flat head.

Joe

[Tracy C.]

Re: Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

Long Island Corvette (and other vendors) sell the steel rivets for A-Arm ball joints.

[Kirk M.]

Re: Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

Joe,

I was wondering that originally but an earlier post stated it the other way around. Does it matter, or which way is correct?

Kirk

[Tracy C.]

Re: Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

Joe,

I was wondering that originally but an earlier post stated it the other way around. Does it matter, or which way is correct?

Kirk

Either way will work. I can tell you in the aircraft biz there are very few exceptions to the Drive the head, Buck the butt method. There are times when this isn't practical. Bucking the butt of a rivet while the head is supported is called "back riveting". The link below give some good tips....

http://www.vansairforce.net/articles/NotesOnRiveting/NotesOnRiveting.htm

tc

[Ara G.]

Re: Aircraft Rivet Gun Help

You can borrow mine when I'm done with. I can mail it to you. Just let me know. It may be a few weeks till I practice and set my rivet, but after that it will just sit in a drawer. Just mail it back once your done.

Kirk

That's nice of you to offer Kirk. Thanks. Let me know when you have mastered it and I would love to borrow it from you. Regards. ARA