Getting some questions on Hanson rivet tools from the Work shop forum and been thinking about doing this anyway, so here goes. Since all I work on pretty much are Schwinn lightweights I can speak with some confidence on those although I'm sure this will apply to many other kinds of bikes.
Please add your tricks and tools with some good photos. I'm lacking on complete part number catalog scans so I need those also to fill in the blanks.
I was going to reluctantly spend the money and buy one of those big C clamp setters but the dude doesn't even reply to emails. For the cost of the C clamp you can buy these tools, the fenders, braces and the rivets for about the same cost. I didn't want to spend the cash anyway so a favor in disguise thank you very much.
HT-178
hand rivet Clincher for 5/32 dia tubular rivets
$25
SQ-4-21
CA2004-21 1 Long squeezer die for rivet with 5/16 dia oval or truss head
$16
rivets DF-11-6-ST
100 = 8.00
Phone Hanson rivet
818-485-0500
Not finding much at all on the internet about this and I know I was hungry for some enlightenment so I figure this is good stuff. About removing old rivets. I don't like drilling out old rivets on fenders because they tend to spin and I end up grinding them out anyway so I just grind them. No chance of enlarges holes or ruined finishes cause by spinning rivets this way. Someone said a mouse pad works good at holding spinning rivets but I have my doubts on the really loose ones. I haven't tried it so what do I know. If you only have a drill there's not much choice anyway.
Clinch allowance F for 5/32" rivets is .094
Please add your tricks and tools with some good photos. I'm lacking on complete part number catalog scans so I need those also to fill in the blanks.
I was going to reluctantly spend the money and buy one of those big C clamp setters but the dude doesn't even reply to emails. For the cost of the C clamp you can buy these tools, the fenders, braces and the rivets for about the same cost. I didn't want to spend the cash anyway so a favor in disguise thank you very much.
HT-178
hand rivet Clincher for 5/32 dia tubular rivets
$25
SQ-4-21
CA2004-21 1 Long squeezer die for rivet with 5/16 dia oval or truss head
$16
rivets DF-11-6-ST
100 = 8.00
Phone Hanson rivet
818-485-0500
Not finding much at all on the internet about this and I know I was hungry for some enlightenment so I figure this is good stuff. About removing old rivets. I don't like drilling out old rivets on fenders because they tend to spin and I end up grinding them out anyway so I just grind them. No chance of enlarges holes or ruined finishes cause by spinning rivets this way. Someone said a mouse pad works good at holding spinning rivets but I have my doubts on the really loose ones. I haven't tried it so what do I know. If you only have a drill there's not much choice anyway.
Clinch allowance F for 5/32" rivets is .094
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