I had a recent conversation with a few builders and we started talking about riveting - the methods used for riveting were all over the place. One person used an inline airflow restrictor at the gun (the little brass one - not a regulator) but left the line pressure at 90 psi so swapping tools was easy, one used a restrictor but still dropped regulator pressure to 30-50 depending on the rivet (so I’m guessing the flow restrictor would have to be nearly wide open), and yet another person said restrictors were awful and just used regulators alone to control the gun.
Is there a norm? I’m starting to wonder if what I was told to do may not actually be the easiest method in terms of gun control and for getting consistent rivets. Any thoughts from you experienced builders about why to use one method over another?
Is there a norm? I’m starting to wonder if what I was told to do may not actually be the easiest method in terms of gun control and for getting consistent rivets. Any thoughts from you experienced builders about why to use one method over another?
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