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Old 06-26-2010, 07:46 AM   #1
wrndln
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Default Bucking frame rivets

I have never installed frame rivets before and am not sure what type and weight of bucking bar to use. I have installed many body rivets with a buck and waffle tool, but frame rivets are much larger. I need to install running board brackets using 5/16" rivets. Making the end of the bucking bar fit the head is no problem, as I have done that before. I have a long solid 1" rod I was going to use, but I am unsure of how much weight is required to adequately buck the finished end of the rivets. I have access to a heavy duty riveting gun and 5/16" bit that goes in the gun. I think I know how much to heat the rivet - cherry read, before hitting it with the rivet gun. So the unfinished end I have covered, I think. I don't know if I should try to tightly wedge the 1" rod inside the frame somehow or just try to hold it against the rivet head while a friend operates the riveting gun. Any help from someone that has installed large rivets would be appreciated.
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