How To Use A Rivet Gun On Gutters

Pump handle as many times as needed to set the rivet.

How to use a rivet gun on gutters. You will first want to lay out your rivets onto the gutters. 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. To use a rivet gun start by using a standard twist drill to drill a hole in your material to fit the rivet. Squeeze the tool handles together.

3 32 1 8 5 32 3 16 store in handle. Ideally suited for blind riveting applications in aluminum windows gutter and downspout. It depends on your gutter brand s seam overlap. You will feel the resistance increasing as you squeeze.

Then attach the appropriate nozzle to your gun such as a 1 8 inch nozzle if your rivet is 1 8 inch in diameter. Insert a new rivet on one side through the hole you just drilled through the downspout sections. The mandrel the thin part of the rivet will pop off once the rivet is fully installed. Not for use with 5 32 or 3 16 steel rivets.

Load the pop rivet into the gun stem first. Temporarily secure these rivets down with clamps. Lightweight compact size and slim nose projection allows this riveter to go wherever the work is. After you have measured the rivets and chosen your drill bit to use don t start drilling quite yet.

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. Step 3 use clamps while drilling.