Any one know anthing about rivets?

Hi, I am a new member and of the type of person who bought a Landy on Ebay whilst drinking a bottle of wine. Any how I'm enjoying doing up the 'the old bird' (109) and all my problems seems to revolve around replacing bleedin' rivets which I have never attempted before. Help!

How do lad at least you've got an excuse, I was stone cold sober when I bought mine. Anyhow yer link don't work.

I'd probable use a drill. I'd probably use the wrong kind of bit and probably bugger it up.

Remember..it say at the bottom, I know feck all.....

Wot do ye want tae know? BTW welcome

measure the head of the rivet and use a drill bit at least 2 mm -2.5 mm smaller, and buy a hand rivet gun from the local pound shop/market.
I think you can get a good one for around £10

The ideal size would be around 3.5 to 4mm drill bit, i use a 3.5 on computer cases when i drill rivets so a landy might use a slightly bigger rivet but it can still be done.

Aye, welcome lad. I use a 4mm HSS drill to remove rivets, I picked up a cheap po riveter from Focus along with a load of rivets of different sizes. Box of 100 rivets (get 3.2mm x 6mm for bodywork) for about a fiver.

Buy "Blind Rivets" as they don't let water in. They look like a minature top hat instead of having a small ball on the top of the rivet.

and buy a hand rivet gun from the local pound shop/market.
I think you can get a good one for around £10

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I thought the whole idea of the pound shop was that things cost a pound.

Box of 100 rivets (get 3.2mm x 6mm for bodywork) for about a fiver.

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There cheaper at industrial fastener nut and bolt stockist type ironmonger thingy place five quid for 500 they wouldn't split the boxes so had to get 500.

The drill size for a 3.2mm (1/8in) rivet should be 3.5mm or 9/64 HSS bit. The one that looks liked a top hat where you cant see the end of the stem poking out of the shell is normally known as a sealed rivet.

Neil

its a number 30 drill.

Or get a smaller drill cos all the right size ones are knackered an waggle it around in the 'ole to make it bigger then ammer the rivet into the 'ole.