How we remove solid buck rivets.
There are many ways to remove solid rivets, also known as buck rivets. We've worked on lots of buses and I think we've probably tried all the methods of solid rivet removal. Here we show the process we've settled on, because it's quick and easy and does minimal damage to the skin and framing members of the bus.
The rivets are being removed in this bus as part of a 14" roof raise, the overview of which is shown in another video. Obviously, you don't remove rivets just for the heck of it...these are taken out so the rub rails can be removed and then (after the roof raise) the rub rails will be riveted back on.
A note for viewers: I have removed the blade guard from my angle grinder. Manufacturers will not, of course, approve of this. Angle grinders are safer to use with a blade guard in place and you should probably leave yours on...where it can get in the way and interfere with your access to lots of your rivets. :-)
Whatever you do....use good protective equipment and always think about what might go wrong.
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I appreciate all the detailed instruction. I’ve used tools for 30 years but in carpentry and remodeling. I always love learning new details from a pro. Thanks for teaching us.
Those particular rivets in the hat channels came off without much trouble for me using the chisel bit on the air hammer and then using the pointed bit to blast them out. The ones in the chair rails were a whole 'nother animal though. The chisel bit just wallered out the sheet metal. Cutting a cross in the head with a cutting disc allowed the chisel to remove the head without damaging the sheet metal. good stuff. (I'm shortening a bus in case you're wondering why I'm removing the chair rail rivets)
Thank you. The best video I’ve yet to find regarding solid head rivets. Thank you for the information - very helpful.
@RollingLiving
2 жыл бұрын
Why, thank you Paul!
I appreciate you being very detailed in your explanations. My partner and I are building a schoolie and have 0 experience with tools and terminology. So thank you!
Great stuff! Have you ever looked “rivet shavers” that are sold by aircraft tool companies? They are probably made for aluminum rivets, not sure if it would work for bus rivets which I assume are steel. I have a rivet gun which is very much like your air chisel but allows more control. You can feather the “throttle” for a gentle slower tap tap or gas it for aggressive hammering. I think the shank of the rivet mandrel is identical to the air chisel shank.
If you cannot get to the back side of the bucked rivet how can you remove the rivet? Oops. I watched farther and you did explain. My problem is a 1970 MGB Roadster. The windshield is very close to the rivets I need to remove. The Sun visor holders are riveted. I did drill the head off but cannot get the back part of the rivet to fall off!!!
I did not at 12:00 as you are talking about grinding and avoiding cuts....your gloves show a very close call with the grinder. That event must have been awaking, but sadly we have all had those, yet some lose fingers...maybe that's why they put guards on these tools?
@caveone-365
2 жыл бұрын
The guard and handle on an angle grinder gets in the way more than it helps and this is a fact. I've used angle grinders of all sizes for over 20 years and in my experience you really don't have too many 'accidents' or close calls that the guard would even prevent to begin with. Actually, I could see more issues running into a possible accident hitting your hand TRYING to get the grinder into a recessed or tight area BECAUSE the guard is INSTALLED. Point is, don't be a jackass and do stupid stuff with the tool and you should be just fine. This is a time where using your head and some common sense goes a long way
@brianferguson6278
2 жыл бұрын
@@caveone-365 After I posted this, I thought maybe should have said with the very low costs of these smaller grinders at places like Harbor Freight it may have been better to say have two grinders. One with the guard on for the many easy spots, and one with out the guard for those "special areas". With any power tool I always look at the tool and say I want all my fingers after I use this tool, then turn the tool on and do the job. Simply always saying this little verse has protected myself from my stupid mistakes.. All the best wishes.
I like how you use the grinder to remove the rivets, however I think you are explaining what you are doing and how you are doing it in too much of a detail of instruction. You are assuming that no one knows how to do that method, if a person is doing a Schoolie, you have to think their skill level is higher than a 5 to remove rivets. I don't mean to sound so critical but there's much harder things that require an explanation into detail than the removal of rivets. Good to know though.
@RollingLiving
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks, Glasper. I appreciate the different perspectives. Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment! We actually started making videos to document our work at the request of lots of new folks on the Skoolie forum, where we're pretty active. Most of the questions we get there are from new owners who cannot find some pretty basic information, so our goal is to document as much as we can. It seems that lots of the videos gloss over things that many of us take for granted...so I'm trying hard not to do that in ours.