Many industrial products use rivets as a way to securely and quickly fasten an assembly that will not be disassembled in the future. Thin sheet metals are often joined this way. If you have a need to remove the rivet without damaging the surface of the product, then I will offer three accessible methods to achieve the desired result.
Drilling out a rivet
The simplest and safest way, from a mechanical point of view, is drilling with a drill.
Take a screwdriver or drill. Install a drill of the required diameter. And we drill through the rivet.
We go right through.
This method will not damage the metals being joined if the drill is selected correctly. Although it is quite specific and will not suit you if your rivets have a semi-circular head.
Cutting with a grinder
This is the fastest and at the same time the most traumatic way to remove rivets. Therefore, if you are not confident in using a tool such as an angle grinder (grinder), I sincerely do not recommend using it.
We will need:
- Bulgarian.
- Screwdriver.
Using an angle grinder, we cut off the heads from all installed rivets.
And use a screwdriver to knock them out.
That's the whole trick.
This method simply damages the surface of the product and breaks the disk itself, since the cutting occurs at an angle. And one wrong move can ruin everything. Be sure to use protective equipment.
Cut off the rivet head with a chisel or screwdriver
Now the method is what is called classic. It is used by the majority of both professionals and beginners. It does not require special equipment, electricity, or training. The most affordable and at the same time the slowest way to cut rivets.
You will need:
- Hammer.
- Screwdriver or chisels. It all depends on the diameter of the rivet.
If the size is small, take a screwdriver, place it at an angle and cut off the cap with hammer blows.
Next we knock it out with the same screwdriver.
If the rivet is large, then it is better to use a chisel. We use it in the same way as a screwdriver.
We also knock it out with a screwdriver.
This method can be used when there are few rivets: one, two or three. Or when there is none of the above equipment in the first two methods.
If there are a lot of rivet joints, it is certainly better to use a more mechanized removal method.
Be careful when working with metals. Also share your suggestions in the comments, everyone will be interested.
