Frame Rivet Tool

A combination of the best features of several tools.

Frame rivet tool.

Body rivets are usually installed cold with a waffle tool. I ve always heated the rivets cherry red use a bucking bar and an air hammer with a rivet tool attachment. Base accepts all 401 shank rivet sets. This takes about 2 seconds.

Everything happens really fast. Waffle tools are not used on frame rivets. Push hard and straight until the rivet setting tool is almost completely against the frame. The threaded insert or rivet nut is a fitting that is placed in a drilled tube and then expanded to hold tight in the hole.

Set holder in base features 401 shank and can also be used in rivet gun. Bronze bushings reamed to fit ram for more accurate alignment. The threaded insert is sized slightly smaller than the hole. Do not confuse a flat head rivet with a countersunk head rivet rivet shapes are different from.

As mentioned this cheaper manual version is a solid option that s actually easier to fully engage the rivnut see video below for a diy version of this. Using the rivet nut tool set the rivnut into place. 8 new refurbished from 12 50. So be sure to have your rivet gun ready and place the rivet setter very squarely on the top of the red hot rivet and pull the trigger while pushing down.

Very easy process that one guy can do. Frame rivets are installed hot. Threaded nut rivet m3 m8 insert tool riveter rivnut nutsert riveting kit 86pcs. Keep the bar on the rivet shank and buck it down till she s flattened out.

The allowance is normally about 1 5d. For example two pieces of 0 050 inch 1 27 mm sheet are to be riveted together. With all mentioned parameters you can calculate the desired length of the rivet. If a rivet is too long cut it with a saw if you grind it and quench it.

Warning with hard steel threaded inserts this takes some strong hands with the plier grip style rivnut tool i used. Removing large rivets without drilling. The proper diameter rivet would be 3 x 0 050 0 150 inch 3 x 1 27 3 81 mm. 10 10 product ratings electric rivet nut gun cordless riveting tool insert nut adaptor drill adapter.

Arm base and front plate are powder coated separately to allow for adjustment see adjustment below. With time and use these fitting can loosen in the frame tubing.