Is it possible that the rivets have been stored inappropriately ,
allowing them to rust/corrode inside? This could cause the ball on the
end of the stem to stick and not slide as it usually does to turn the
rivet inside out. Just for grins, hit the end of the rivet where the pin
comes out with a small squirt of penetrating oil and give that a try.
Peace,
Pat
Thusly spake David Hillman, On 1/14/2011 2:14 PM:
> On Fri, 14 Jan 2011, John Innis wrote:
>> Are you using the correct size rivet for the hole you drilled? (Or
>> conversely the correct size drill for the rivets you have). These can
>> usually only tolerate a hole slightly larger than the diameter of the
>> rivet shank.
>
> Yes. The blind ends are just not appreciably larger once
> installed. Washers have been suggested, but those won't help either
> unless I can get the blind end to 'squish out' larger than the ID.
>
> Also, the gun has multiple nosepieces for different sizes, and I
> was switching back and forth appropriately.
>
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