How to Remove POP Rivets Without Surface Damage | Fasteners 101
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- In this video, one of our resident fastener specialists talks about how you can remove installed pop rivets. Blind rivets are considered to be permanent fasteners, they are not designed to be removed. The specialist demonstrates the removal process using some pre-installed structural pop (blind) rivets and a Norseman CTD drill bit. We recommend using a drill bit that matches the diameter of the rivet or that is one fractional size smaller than the rivet during the removal process.
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Thanks, this works for me for what I’m doing 👍🏾
I'm sorry to go against what you are showing there but I believe you are in error with your example of how to remove a blind rivet. "THE" Proper way to remove a rivet, is nothing like you have shown here. You should support the back of the panel and using a small parallel punch that is the same size as the rivet mandrel, carefully drive, the "break off and trapped" section mandrel of the rivet back into the set rivet. This gives you a centre to drill the head of the fully set rivet out. CAREFULLY, and SLOWLY, drill down into the head of the rivet with a larger drill than the rivet size to a point where you can remove JUST the head. Then CAREFULLY punch the remaining rivet body out of the joint. All the time you are doing this, support the back of the riveted joint if you possibly can. What you have shown there has ruined the joint because you now have an oval hole. No "Aircraftsman or panel setting technician" would ever do what you have done there, they would be fired immediately on the inspection of their work!
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punch out the center stem, drill with a larger drill bit to take the head off then punch out the back side.....saves the surface metal and once you get used to it you can use the same holes with same size rivets
Structural rivets (monobolts) are a pain the ass to remove. I use a centre punch to knock out the centre stem then drill the rivet out.
Thanks I will do a Structural rivet video coming soon.
great video, thanks for sharing!
Loved your video , Thank you for sharing ❤
Absolutely riveting...
You make it look so easy. I've tried 2 different drills, 6 different bits & they are still there. I only got through 2 of them, but they still don't budge..
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Good infor. Thank you.
Thank so helpful
Thank you for this video. I'll let you know how it went.
Please do! Thank you for your feedback.
So how did it go?
@@tombstoneshadow7455 he lied
He still drilling for years
If you use a centre finder drill from a lathe as an initial pilot/positioner you can get a more central hole with your main drill.
Thanks for the tip!
Ah thank you
very good tutorial
it sucks in my situation the back of the rivet is in an enclosed space, so after I drill out the front, the back just falls and cannot be retrieved
Bro u have fit 10 number bit on drill machine that's why drill machine is stop u fit 8 number bit u can easily remove the rivets thank u for video
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That's awful!! You've now ended up with a scored surface and an over sized hole. Knock the centre stem out with a punch, use the correct size drill, drill to the base of the head and use a slight sideways tip to snap the head off the stem. Remove the rivet tail with a punch and you have a perfect unmarked hole......
You could try that! Or, you can put a piece of painter's tape over it as we demonstrate in our follow-up video: czcams.com/video/rZTAQ8jCep4/video.html
I'd definitely do it the way I always have as I described above. It saves the drill from causing any damage to the hole if the drill goes right through. This technique you demonstrated would cause potentially expensive damage if it were to be carried out on something like an aircraft.
I need to remove rivets on an item that I don’t have access to the back. I can’t have the stem fall inside...any tips?
Cut a hole. No way to get it out.
How was your job on this? I got exactly the same issue to work on. No access on the back, a hollow piece of rectangular steel with no want of stem fall inside
Those mandrels are hardened. It's much easier if you punch them out first using an air gun with a pointed tip
Lubicant?
What if you don't know the size of the rivet used ??
How do you know what size drill bit to use if you would like to put rivets back in the holes?
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Very difficult
removing is easy, installing like a pro is hard. A video on riveting like a pro would be great.
Thank you for the comment Sparty83! Check out these riveting videos for a look at how to rivet like a PRO:
czcams.com/video/CrMX4vgeyXM/video.html
czcams.com/video/N1Vet5P1H5c/video.html
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Any hints about what to do if the river spins with the drill bit when trying to drill through the river head?
Hi Don T. and thanks for the question. If the rivet is spinning then the wrong size was installed. If you can get a thin flat head screwdriver and wedge between the to dissimilar materials that may work. Or a vicegrip may work. If you can apply more pressure. I'm going to test this out on my bench and will post a video.
UPDATE: Here's a video on how to remove a loose or spinning rivet:
czcams.com/video/4TwmQfbKsh8/video.html
If the rivet spins add a couple of drops of loctite 638 at the joint, leave overnight and drill it out easily in the morning.
@@AlbanyCountyFasteners or the spinning rivet has enlarged the hole because the incorrect method had been used
Good video, I just wish the drill sounds where muted .
What if the rivets are in fiberglass? How do you remove them without damaging the 'glass?
Very carefully!
My rivets always have the head pop off and they just spin.
you can also dremel them away
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what drill bits are you using?
In this application I used a Norseman magnum drill bit that is the same diameter of the rivet being removed. Thanks for your question!
Thank you for the response :) I have been looking for a decent set of bits!
What if the rivet is damaged and you do not know what size it is? How do you determine the size of the drill bit, to use?
The drill bit should be either the same size or smaller than the hole the rivet is installed in, if you want to use the same sized hole. If the rivet is damaged, compare drill bits with the rivet head and find the right one that is about the size of the center portion where the mandrel used to be. Of course this will depend on how it is damaged.
Ok
IF you remove a rivet and leave damaged skin and a larger hole, you have not removed it correctly.
I tried drilling my rivets, but the f'ers start spinning so the drill does nothing for me. Any advice?
Yes! We actually did a video on the subject: czcams.com/video/4TwmQfbKsh8/video.html
Simply put: a good way we found to deal with drilling out spinning rivets is to first place a piece of duct tape or blue tape over the rivet. This will help to keep the rivet in place while you drill. Hope this helps!
Definitely use the goggles. I've gotten metal in the eye before, and having to take a trip to the ER in the middle of the night ain't fun. Even more so if you're in a country without socialized health care.
I👍🏻 love to see them removed from wood in a real life scenario
What is name of chemical
We used Norseman Lubricant on the Drill Bit. You can find it here: www.albanycountyfasteners.com/Ultra-Cutting-Tool-Drill-Bit-Lubricant-p/1050-348.htm
This is not the way to go because it will change the diameter of the hole into a larger hole. I would rather grind the top until it is flush with the riveted surface and I could just push the remaining part of the rivet out with same or less diameter pusher.
Bro I think you had the drill set to left instead of right that’s why it was burning so much and taking a long time
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So glad you commented that! I was thinking the same thing, but thought, surely not.
@@JustinShaedo damn I looked again 😂 true though it’s not
why would anybody use a a permanent, fastener on something like a cheap replaceable speaker?!
shit forgot me glasses now i'm blind
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THE RIVET!!! 1:53
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so fucking easy for you when the rivet does not spin
I like to use a Remmington 12 gauge shotgun. Doesnt do shit about removing rivets but shooting shit up is always cool , plus its an excuse should anyone ask !
It's not reopen
It's remove
No no no! Use a carbon steel chisel and hit hit with a large hammer and they sheer straight off, if you dismantle things for a living you will know exactly what I'm talking about, using a drill is messy and takes forever and a day! 🤠
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Always where safty glasses when drilling. Yeah right I was perfectly fine
this is bad method
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Do not do this. This guy has no idea of how a mechanic properly removes a blind rivet.
Talking head!