I have tried this trick in this exact application and by the point that you
can get the standard pop rivet gun on the "nail" it is too short to engage
the "puller". I finally used stainless sheet metal screws.
Sam
At 10:32 PM 5/13/2000 -0400, wizardz wrote:
>stack a few very small diameter nuts or washers on the shaft
>of the rivet before placing it in the gun.
>You effectively extend the tip of the gun.
>Just be ready to catch all the nuts or washers
>
>works great in any recessed channel work.
>
>Paul Tegler wizardz@toad.net http://www.teglerizer.com
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Beth & Ken <bethken@erols.com>
>To: triumphs@autox.team.net <triumphs@autox.team.net>
>Date: Saturday, May 13, 2000 7:30 PM
>Subject: pop rivet guns
>
>
> >
> >I just tried to reinstall the rear quarter windows on my GT6+, but the
> >"nose" of my JC Whitney rivet gun was too big to fit into the window
> >channel. Are there slimmer ones, or do I need to know something else?
> >
> >ken shapiro
> >baltimore
> >1970 GT6+ KC81872L
> >
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