Debaffle Rivet Size??
03-23-2018, 06:23 PM
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Debaffle Rivet Size?? I’m trying to debaffle my ram air hood, and would like to know what drill bit size I need before I go and strip the rivets and F myself over.. anyone know??
03-25-2018, 10:02 AM
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I've done this to mine. Not sure what you mean about stripping out the rivets but basically start with the smallest bit that makes contact with the sides and go up a size until it's all the way through.
03-26-2018, 11:10 AM
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03-26-2018, 03:43 PM
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Rivets have a tendency to spin when you try to drill them. Sometimes you get lucky and they hold. You have to try different pressures sometimes to get them to drill and you need to hit them with high speed. Keep trying and you'll get it. You may have to grind the head off of that one you've been working on, it may have spun too much to grab at all anymore.
Punching out the center pin in the rivet helps too, find a small tap and hammer and pop that center pin and it will fly out.
Punching out the center pin in the rivet helps too, find a small tap and hammer and pop that center pin and it will fly out.