use die grinder to remove rail rivets?

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aftershock2222
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use die grinder to remove rail rivets?

Post by aftershock2222 »

Hi,everyone,I'm trying to use a die grinder to remove the rail rivets,but the bit just bounces off.What kind of bit do I use.Where do I get it?
Jason

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Post by Jason »

when I removed the rivets from the rail I just took the dremel with the fiber disk and ground the rivet almost flush and then tapped them out with a punch. last night I was removing rivets from an ak and did the above but also had to drill out the center of the rivets first. start with a small bit and drill exactly in the center, then increase the bit size until the rivet spins out. either method should work depending on how stubborn the rivets are.
ak47dennis

Post by ak47dennis »

I used a 3/16 4 flute cutter in a mill, this will prevent damaging the receiver and having to try and drill them out a potentially egging out the holes.
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