How To Use A Rivet Gun On Gutters

Lightweight compact size and slim nose projection allows this riveter to go wherever the work is.

How to use a rivet gun on gutters.

Temporarily secure these rivets down with clamps. The mandrel the thin part of the rivet will pop off once the rivet is fully installed. Load the pop rivet into the gun stem first. Make sure you are using the gun nozzle with an opening diameter that matches your rivet.

Insert the longer part of the rivet into the gun and make sure the shorter end is already in the hole. Use the rivet tool according to instructions to pull the rivet through. You will first want to lay out your rivets onto the gutters. To use a rivet gun start by using a standard twist drill to drill a hole in your material to fit the rivet.

Ideally suited for blind riveting applications in aluminum windows gutter and downspout. 3 32 1 8 5 32 3 16 store in handle. Set them very close to the place you are wanting them to be inserted into. Pump handle as many times as needed to set the rivet.

Not for use with 5 32 or 3 16 steel rivets. Squeeze the tool handles together. After you have measured the rivets and chosen your drill bit to use don t start drilling quite yet. Insert a new rivet on one side through the hole you just drilled through the downspout sections.

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. You will feel the resistance increasing as you squeeze. It depends on your gutter brand s seam overlap.