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GI Joe 3.75 inch Rivets
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04-30-2019, 06:18 PM
MagicWazard
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I have not purchased any extra rivets yet, but I've used the tool I purchased a few times (
this one here
which cost me $12.99), and it works, but it has some caveats.
For one, piercing and removing a rivet is a bit stressful, since the bit is essentially pressing the rivet against the arm itself until the rivet pushes through, and so the arm takes the pressure of the bit pushing down. If the arm is irregularly shaped and doesn't lie flush, the rivet may not push through cleanly, or you may get stress damage to the arm. The metal surface of the tool can also potentially scuff up the arm wherever it makes contact (see my Space Shot's arms above). Putting some tape or padding over the exposed metal may help prevent scuffing. Overall, I almost feel like drilling out the old rivet is probably safer than pressing it out, at least if you have some extra rivets to replace it with.
Pressing/setting a rivet is probably easier, though the form factor of the tool isn't ideal. The circular piece that the head of the rivet sits against is wider than the head of the rivet, which is not a problem if the rivet is supposed to extend past the surface of the joint a little bit, or if the socket is wide enough. If the rivet is counter-sunk into the joint, as with Space Shot, then this is more of a problem since there isn't any easy way to apply the pressure directly to just the rivet without the plastic getting in the way. Also, with the circular surface piece attached, fat shoulders won't fit into the tool. I'm trying to improvise a piece which has a flatter profile and is more narrow/tapered so it can distribute the pressure more directly to the rivet without pressing against the surrounding plastic, but I haven't hit on anything totally successful yet. I will try to post some more pictures later if the description alone doesn't make things clear enough.
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