Pulling those tiny rivets

[EastCoastFlyer]

My rivet puller will only sometimes grab the 1/16" shank on the CCR-264SS-3-2 rivets used for nutplates. Does anybody know where to get a rivet puller that will pull 1/16" shank rivets??

 

[RFSchaller]

I used a hand puller from Home Depot and had no problems. It was the one with the swivel head and various size nose pieces.

 

[Ironflight]

The key is to use the right size nose piece - if yours doesn't have one that small, or it got lost (check under the dark recesses of the workbench, gaurded by spides....), get a new pulle that does - they are pretty inexpensive.

 

[Rick_A]

I had 3 different hand puller and 2 different pneumatic pullers - none of them worked very well on those small shank rivets.

Then I tried my brother's HP-2. It worked like a champ, so I bought one for myself. Money well spent.

http://www.aircraftspruce.com/pages/to/hand_rivet/heavydutyriv1.php

 

[EastCoastFlyer]

Thanks for the quick responses!! I think the problem with my puller is that the jaws do not close down enough to grab the small shank. Gonna try getting a different puller.

 

[Bill_H]

Counter-intuitively, a bit of lubrication on those jaws helps them grip better.

 

[pierre smith]

Adjust it

Thanks for the quick responses!! I think the problem with my puller is that the jaws do not close down enough to grab the small shank. Gonna try getting a different puller.

They're adjustable. Mine wouldn't let go of the shank after it broke. I called the distributor and he told me how to loosen the locknut after you remove the nosepiece and loosen or tighten the body (pneumatic puller).

Check your instructions..

Best,