How To Use A Rivet Gun On Gutters

Insert the head of the pop rivet all the way into the guide hole so the flange is flush against the outer workpiece.

How to use a rivet gun on gutters.

Then attach the appropriate nozzle to your gun such as a 1 8 inch nozzle if your rivet is 1 8 inch in diameter. Pump handle as many times as needed to set the rivet. Set them very close to the place you are wanting them to be inserted into. The mandrel the thin part of the rivet will pop off once the rivet is fully installed.

After you have measured the rivets and chosen your drill bit to use don t start drilling quite yet. Ideally suited for blind riveting applications in aluminum windows gutter and downspout. Not for use with 5 32 or 3 16 steel rivets. Make sure you are using the gun nozzle with an opening diameter that matches your rivet.

Lightweight compact size and slim nose projection allows this riveter to go wherever the work is. To use a rivet gun start by using a standard twist drill to drill a hole in your material to fit the rivet. You will first want to lay out your rivets onto the gutters. Insert the longer part of the rivet into the gun and make sure the shorter end is already in the hole.

Squeeze the tool handles together. Insert a new rivet on one side through the hole you just drilled through the downspout sections. You will feel the resistance increasing as you squeeze. A narrow riveting area should prompt a small rivet 1 8 because you do not want to drill a large hole for a thicker rivet which could weaken the gutter material in the riveted area causing failure of the gutter material under stress.

3 32 1 8 5 32 3 16 store in handle. Step 3 use clamps while drilling. Load the pop rivet into the gun stem first.