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Need help on riveting
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:26 pm
by wayne
I am going to install my rails on the receiver. I have never riveted before, but I have a few questions. First, do you put the head of the rivet on the inside, (inside the rails? ) or the outside? I have purchased a rivet gun, the bucking bar and the rivets. I have tried several on a scrap metal, but I can not form the head. What am I doing wrong?
Re: Need help on riveting
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:33 pm
by 42rocker
Use your search button on this website as DA has done several nice posts on how to set rivets in a mg42.
Normally the rivet head is inside the rail and supported by a "bucking screw" (see rtg website for pic) and the rivet is set from the outside slowly. Good Luck, I don't enjoy setting rivets myself. Also check rivet setting on the 1919a4.com website if you need more info.
Later 42rocker
Re: Need help on riveting
Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 11:34 pm
by Sd.kfz.173
Check this out...It'll help a lot
http://www.projectguns.com
Bill
Re: Need help on riveting
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:24 am
by wayne
Thanks guys for the information. It is just what I needed. I will give it a try.
Re: Need help on riveting
Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 7:57 am
by Bil
Speaking of riveting.... will whoever borrowed my rivet bucking tools,contact me-it has been a long time and I will be needing them back soon! Somewhere down south,I think they are. Thanks!
---bil