Re: Crossmember Rivets
I learned a great way to heat rivets helping a friend put in a crossmember.
Put the rivet in the hole cold and position bucking bar. get a stick welder cutting electrode-ours were from harbor freight. Turn the welder up to about 180amps-may vary. Touch the electrode to rivet end and the entire rivet heats completely through. Cherry to white hot. Then hit it with the air gun.
A lot simpler than using a torch and sure expansion in the hole.
John
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