Jason1969 Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Can someone advise the size of these? I'm having difficulty getting one of the poppers onto the body with the size of the gun and the length of the rivet. I remember some years ago having longer rivets which seemed to do the job just nicely.ThanksJason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I had the same problem, it's not the size of the rivets, it's the nozzle of the gun. I bought one last week from Machine Mart, it has small thin nozzle that fits completely inside the the stud, allowing you to get your whole body weight behind it. There was no "bounceback", the rivet attaches firmly, took about 5 mins to do all of them.Forget which make it is, cost around £18 and is yellow!Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason1969 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks Alex, sounds a worthwhile investment.RegardsJason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 I got around this when I did mine by plassing small washers over the pin of the rivets so they went into the studs and the nozzle of the gun stays outside. if that makes sence. thus making the nozzle of the gun longer and thinner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dannyb Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Like this where the red bits are small washers . diameter smaller than the inside of the stud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molten Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Because the rivet flange lies below the top of the stud, I drilled out and old rivet and used the old rivet flange (flat on one side and domed on the other) as a spacer with done to the topmich the same awe the small washers are used above. Worked a treatScott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason1969 Posted June 5, 2012 Author Share Posted June 5, 2012 Thanks, will play, does anyone know the size though of the pop rivets?Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebrookster Posted June 5, 2012 Share Posted June 5, 2012 Something like 3 or 4mm??When I got my rivets I popped down the shops with the hood poppery bit, and tried the various sizes in the shop until I found one that was long enough and yet had a small enough head to fit in the popper (which was the big issue for me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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