Is this before or after you beat your head against the wall trying to figure
out why that bucking bar you've bought just won't fit into your air hammer?
-todd
>From: "Hope Peter" <hope_peter@bah.com>
>Reply-To: lro@works.team.net
>To: <lro@Works.Team.Net>
>Subject: Re: LRO: RE: Rivet guns (was: Air Compressors)
>Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2001 05:50:43 -1000
>
> > The setting procedure is like Peter said. Once you have all the bits,
>it's
> > pretty obvious. Then practice. I'm still very reluctant to put rivets
>over
> > paint , but hey, all that says is that I should have used a roller...
>
>Close, cept the bit that goes into the air hammer has a hollow to match the
>rivet head. The bucking bar is flat. The action of the hammer doesn't
>directly crown the rivet. It sets up a vibration and the hand held force
>on
>the bucking bar flattens the back side.
>This si similar to removing a dent from a car using a hammer and dolley.
>Dolley goes behind the dent, then you hit the dent with the hammer. When
>done right, the dolley is actually what is knocking out the dent.
>Yes, it's not April 1, and I am not pulling your leg.
>Pete
>
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