First off let me start by saying...fawk this shit...
Secondly, don't use a bench grinder
Thirdly, don't use 120 grit sandpaper
Fourthly, make sure you use your punch in the center of the rivet
Fifthly, actually center your drill bit over the rivet
Sixthly, use a large punch to get started
Seventhly, don't try to use a punch in your 20-ton press
Eighthly, don't use a 5lb hammer on punches smaller then 3/32
Ninethly, don't use a smaller hammer after you've already bent a punch that is smaller then 3/32
Tenthly, be glad that there are two sides to a rivet
So in case you can't tell...I fought with this thing for quite a while... I did finally succeed.
For those of you wondering how to go about this....
First off, we need to find the rivet heads. Take some 220 grit or higher sandpaper, not a bench grinder, not an angle grinder, not 120 grit, not 150 grit... Take some seriously high grit paper. Sand off the finish about from the end of the carrier about 1" back. Take your time, use a magnifying glass if you like. Make sure you have good light. You will gradually see the outline of your rivet head. Once you find one and are sure it's what you're looking for...go to the other side and find the other side.
Now take your punch and center it up in the rivet head and give yourself a little divot to start a drill in.
Clamp the carrier in your drill press, or in a vice if you're doing this with a hand drill. And start with a small bit. Don't worry about depth(just stay shallow). Just make sure you stay centered on that rivet... Work your way up in bit size until you have just cleared the outer edge of the rivet head.
Now get your punch and drive that sumbitch through... I found that an 1/8" straight punch made it all the way through, tapered punches will not make it all the way through without getting caught.
After the rivet is out, just unscrew the gas piston(normal threads, righty tighty/lefty loosey)
Secondly, don't use a bench grinder
Thirdly, don't use 120 grit sandpaper
Fourthly, make sure you use your punch in the center of the rivet
Fifthly, actually center your drill bit over the rivet
Sixthly, use a large punch to get started
Seventhly, don't try to use a punch in your 20-ton press
Eighthly, don't use a 5lb hammer on punches smaller then 3/32
Ninethly, don't use a smaller hammer after you've already bent a punch that is smaller then 3/32
Tenthly, be glad that there are two sides to a rivet
So in case you can't tell...I fought with this thing for quite a while... I did finally succeed.
For those of you wondering how to go about this....
First off, we need to find the rivet heads. Take some 220 grit or higher sandpaper, not a bench grinder, not an angle grinder, not 120 grit, not 150 grit... Take some seriously high grit paper. Sand off the finish about from the end of the carrier about 1" back. Take your time, use a magnifying glass if you like. Make sure you have good light. You will gradually see the outline of your rivet head. Once you find one and are sure it's what you're looking for...go to the other side and find the other side.
Now take your punch and center it up in the rivet head and give yourself a little divot to start a drill in.
Clamp the carrier in your drill press, or in a vice if you're doing this with a hand drill. And start with a small bit. Don't worry about depth(just stay shallow). Just make sure you stay centered on that rivet... Work your way up in bit size until you have just cleared the outer edge of the rivet head.
Now get your punch and drive that sumbitch through... I found that an 1/8" straight punch made it all the way through, tapered punches will not make it all the way through without getting caught.
After the rivet is out, just unscrew the gas piston(normal threads, righty tighty/lefty loosey)
This is why I will want as many people as possible around before even attempting to de-mill....
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