I'm ready to rivet my canopy to the frame. I decided to pull a few test rivets (AACQ-44's) in some scrap material to see how they fit in the countersink. All 5 I pulled resulted in breaking the mandrel about 1/4 inch above the rivet head! I've seen mandrels break before, but not 5 in a row. (I tried 2 different pullers).
Anyone else experience this problem and what was the solution? I really don't want to have to grind off a hundred mandrels. Thanks.
Larry
Anyone else experience this problem and what was the solution? I really don't want to have to grind off a hundred mandrels. Thanks.
Larry