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msgross · 07-02-2009, 08:53 PM

grind an "X" on the head with a cutoff wheel.. then use an air chisel to nip the four pieces right off... sometimes I had to use the air chisel with a punch installed to knock it out then... Didn't mess up the metal at all..

07-02-2009, 08:53 PM	#7
msgross Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Central PA Posts: 12,201	Re: Rivet Removal: What Are Your Best Tools & Techniques? grind an "X" on the head with a cutoff wheel.. then use an air chisel to nip the four pieces right off... sometimes I had to use the air chisel with a punch installed to knock it out then... Didn't mess up the metal at all.. __________________ The Garage: 1968 K-10 SWB - "Project Money Pit" 1996 Z-71 - "huntin rig" 1969 C-10 LWB (SOLD) "Project flip that truck or else" 1993 Passport, F@rd 1-ton (SOLD)"Project Cousin Eddie" My Garage Build "The 1,000 footer"