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1. Do not quench an air tool or bucking bar in water to cool it off! Allow it to air cool.
2. Rivets are soft steel as used by most manufacturers, unless noted. Ford body rivets were primarily Brazier Head with some Round head in
non-visable locations.
3. Body rivets are usually installed cold with a "waffle" tool. Frame rivets are installed hot. Waffle tools are not used on frame rivets.
4. Do not confuse a flat
head rivet with a countersunk head rivet, rivet shapes are different from screws.
5. If a rivet is too long, cut it with a saw, if you grind it and quench it. It will harden and you won't be able to install
it.
6. When sizing a rivet; add the thickness' of metal to be joined, then add 1 1/2 times the diameter of the rivet to the length to allow sufficient metal to form a regular round head. You may want to
experiment to get the best results.
7. Rivet diameters: rivets will expand slightly when installed. If
the hole is more than 1/32 larger than the rivet to be used, however, the hole should be welded and redrilled or a larger rivet should be used.
8. Special orders: If you need a rivet we don't have listed
please ask. It may not be in the catalog or maybe we can special order it for you. See below.
9. If you send samples of a rivet send it in a "Jiffy" or other padded envelopes. I get a lot of empty envelopes with funny shaped holes in them.
10. Sometimes it is easier to determine the rivet size by measuring the head. These are the current standard sizes
for heads:
- Round head:
Head Diameter = 1.75 X the shank size
Height = .75 X the shank size
Heads on Aluminum round heads are larger than this!
Flat Head (like a nail):
Head Diameter = 2 X the shank size
Height = .33 X the shank size
Countersunk head (like a flat head screw):
Head Diameter = 1.85 X the shank size
Height = .425 X the shank size
Truss Head:
Head Diameter = 2.25 X the shank size
Height = .33 X the shank size
Brazier heads similar but higher than truss heads, oval heads are also similar but smaller overall diameter than truss heads.
Special orders must be either prepaid or COD and cannot be returned. Minimum order may vary.
We now take PayPal. For orders, pay to Jim@bigflatsrivet.com
Availability:
Instructions for use of air tools for round head rivets.
Read instructions at www.bigflatsrivet.com.
Rivet must be red hot before trying to form head.
Allow air tool to cool between rivets. DO NOT COOL TOOL BY
QUENCHING IN LIQUID!
No, a propane torch will not get the rivet hot enough.
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