Frankly, the best way to remove aluminum rivets that I've found is to use a
chisel and just pop their little heads off. Just takes a little care to not
distort the hole. Goes very quickly.
Steve
http://www.AirstreamDreams.com
rlb wrote:
> Tooler's,
>
> I'm mostly worried about getting a clean line in the new covers if I
> need to cut the center out for the plastic cover. I've talked myself
> into at least trying to repair this first one that I've removed. The
> inner plastic skin is still intact, and I'm not sure that I need to
> remove it other than to make it match the rear most vent that is opened
> up through both plastic skins.
> So I'll lay off the notion of buying the nibbler for the sheet metal
> in the near term.
>
> As to the dremel, that's what I used to remove the rivet holding the
> plastic on, of course I ran out of disc's right away before I got
> finished. I'm taking photo's of things, so I'll try and document some.
>
> bobb
>
> terry tyler wrote:
>
> > Hey Guys,
> > If your Dad didn't give you a Dremel when you were
> > a teenager along with that jacknife you've carried
> > all these years, by all means get one. Then, add
> > optional components as you go along. After a few
> > years, get a separate tool box for it and the
> > dozens of extra attachments that have a way of
> > accumulating. My dremel from the 1950s is still
> > going strong and is used many times every year.
> > Terry
> > ==============
> > >> While I've been trying to talk myself into the long
> > >way round, I
> > >>came up with one good point, I don't yet own an air
> > >sheet metal nibbler.
> > >>Any reason to buy a new tool, right?
> > >==============
> > >If you are talking about a tool to cut and trim aluminum
> > >I recommend you
> > >look at a Dremel Tool (also at Sears by different name
> > >but same mfg). I
> > >have used it to cut larger vent openings, openings for
> > >frigeration vents
> > >and other stuff and it works just great. Use the emory
> > >type cutting discs
> > >on aluminum. Plus it is usful for all kinds of other do
> > >it yourself
> > >stuff. A $100.00 or less gets you good setup.
> > >
> > >Roy Lashway
>
> --
>
> Bob Basques
>
> '73 Excella 500, 31'
