I am trying to learn the technique for installing solid rivets, but having rather bad results, so want to run it by you to determine what i am doing wrong.
1. I tried to set 1/4" steel and 1/4" aluminium rivets.
2. The tool I am using is an adjustable power air hammer with rivet attachment. Ingersoll Rand Air Hammer 114GQC with Anndason 7 Pcs Great Heavy Duty Smoothing Pneumatic Air Rivet Hammer Tools Kit.
The problem that i am having is that the total power required is more than i can comfortably handle to prevent the hammer from walking.
My question is: are 1/4" rivets simply too big to start with (should I go with 1/8" rivets to learn the technique?) or is my issue lies more in the use of air hammer rather than the use of dedicated rivet hammer? I suspect, but don't know for sure, that air hammer hits harder and less often than a real riviter. I was hoping to deal with that by adjusting the power, but no luck so far.
The air hammer has a flow adjuster in the handle, i can try to play with PSI input instead. Now trying it at 90psi...
I guess my real question is if I should even bother trying to tune and learn with this hammer or do I have to get a real air riveter?
Thanks ahead
1. I tried to set 1/4" steel and 1/4" aluminium rivets.
2. The tool I am using is an adjustable power air hammer with rivet attachment. Ingersoll Rand Air Hammer 114GQC with Anndason 7 Pcs Great Heavy Duty Smoothing Pneumatic Air Rivet Hammer Tools Kit.
The problem that i am having is that the total power required is more than i can comfortably handle to prevent the hammer from walking.
My question is: are 1/4" rivets simply too big to start with (should I go with 1/8" rivets to learn the technique?) or is my issue lies more in the use of air hammer rather than the use of dedicated rivet hammer? I suspect, but don't know for sure, that air hammer hits harder and less often than a real riviter. I was hoping to deal with that by adjusting the power, but no luck so far.
The air hammer has a flow adjuster in the handle, i can try to play with PSI input instead. Now trying it at 90psi...
I guess my real question is if I should even bother trying to tune and learn with this hammer or do I have to get a real air riveter?
Thanks ahead