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larry harding · 03-09-2023, 05:37 PM

i/m putting a front cross member in my frame. heated the rivets, used a buck and the forming tool in a pneumatic rivet gun. i'm satisfied with the eight round head rivets i installed. my puzzle is how do you do the six flathead rivets on the top of the frame? i tried bucking the flathead part and using the tool under the top flange, all i did was bend the rivet. suggestions please. i looked in the archives a bit but couldn't find any specifics on doing these.

03-09-2023, 05:37 PM	#1
larry harding Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: western n.c. Posts: 398	another riveting question i/m putting a front cross member in my frame. heated the rivets, used a buck and the forming tool in a pneumatic rivet gun. i'm satisfied with the eight round head rivets i installed. my puzzle is how do you do the six flathead rivets on the top of the frame? i tried bucking the flathead part and using the tool under the top flange, all i did was bend the rivet. suggestions please. i looked in the archives a bit but couldn't find any specifics on doing these.