Doug Lewis
Well Known Member
I'm sure there's a very simple way to do this. It's too tight to fit the nail through to use the pop riveter, and no luck with the avery yoke and squeezer. It's just that last hole at the back. Suggestions?
See if one of your nearby RV building buddies has one of these...
http://www.averytools.com/prodinfo.asp?number=550
I made one myself from an old male die and cheap HF vice grips - only used it in a few places, but it fits in where no other one will...
I just finished doing this. I used the dyes with my pop rivet set, cut the nail very short and used a skiny pair of pliers that would fit on in between the rib and dye. hands hurt after but, it worked great
"Unbend" the flange enough to get the nail in, dimple, re-bend the flange back into place.
Second that! Quick and easy...I recall doing it with a squeezer, though...but unbending/bending works just fine...
After a bit of headscratching, I discovered a very simple, almost glaringly obvious way to do it and without needlessly bending the flange either. You insert the nail through the hole opposite the hole you want to dimple.I'm sure there's a very simple way to do this....