Rivet Cutter

bmurrish · Post by **bmurrish** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 12:56 pm

The tool kit I bought from Cleaveland doesn't come with a rivet cutter. How important is this tool? Can I get away with a cheap $12 one from Spruce or should I step up to the heavy duty cutter for around $40.

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:41 pm

My friend who's building a -10 bought the spruce version - I'm gonna borrow that if the need arises. I think it should be fine.

Did you get your kit yet??

Thomas

bmurrish · Post by **bmurrish** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 2:24 pm

Hopefully it is something you don't need to use that often. I still didn't get my empennage, but I got a notice from Fedex stating that it is schedule for pick-up at Van's today Feb 14th. I wonder why it is just getting shipped out today. Oh well, I did get a chance to get some things done around the shop (more lighting, more shelf space, c-frame table built, etc).

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 3:15 pm

That's good - my kit came before I had the shop all the way in order, and I had to force myself to take breaks from the kit just to finish shop stuff ... still don't have shelves up.

I don't think we need the cutter much...

Thomas

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 4:59 pm

I have one, but more times than not I find myself just touching the rivet to the disc sander. It is just easier.

CJ

bmurrish · Post by **bmurrish** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:05 pm

Captain_John wrote:I find myself just touching the rivet to the disc sander

Are you talking about hitting it with a ROLOC on an angle grinder?

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:08 pm

Neither, I just hold the rivet in my needlenose pliers and touch it to my 150 grit disc sander.

Zzzzzttttttttttt... zzzzzzzzzzztttttttttt

...and it is done.

That is a "Wicked Stick" trick!

CJ

bmurrish · Post by **bmurrish** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:13 pm

OK, disc sander. Another tool to add to my ever growing wist list

Wicked Stick · Post by **Wicked Stick** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:26 pm

Actually, I like to use the Scotchbrite wheel.

captain_john · Post by **captain_john** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:37 pm

Don't you mean the cut and polish wheel by 3M?

CJ

Wicked Stick · Post by **Wicked Stick** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 8:44 pm

Captain_John wrote:Don't you mean the cut and polish wheel by 3M?

CJ

Yeah, it is also called a Cut & Polish wheel, but I've never used it to "Cut" with so I guess that's why I refer to is as a 3M Scotch-brite deburring wheel.

Note, they have 2 grades as well. A 7A medium, and a 7S fine.

bmurrish · Post by **bmurrish** » Mon Feb 14, 2005 9:33 pm

Cool, I have one of those. Thanks WS