How to Use a Marson Rivet Kit
Rivets connect pieces together without screws or bolts. Using the bulbous end of a rivet pulled through the smaller rivet tube, a rivet gun does the work to make the rivet able to securely hold separate pieces together. Alcoa makes a great line of rivet products under the name Marson. Use a Marson rivet kit to quickly make a connection that will last forever without having to use a wrench, screwdriver or welder to connect pieces together.
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Instructions
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Mark a location where a rivet is needed to hold to pieces of material together. Rivets work best on metals and can create a tight bond that lasts forever. Decide what size rivet you will use and pull the matching sized rivets from the selection of rivets contained within a Marson rivet kit from Alcoa.
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Check the Marson Rivet Kit for the designation of drill bit sizes you need for each diameter rivet the Marson kit has to work with. Insert the correct drill bit into a drill and tighten within the drill chuck with the drill's chuck key.
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Punch an indentation into the metal on the exact spot you want to insert and fasten with the Marson rivet kit using a metal punch and a hammer. Use the indentation to center the drill bit into to keep it from sliding off its mark. Drill through the entire depth of the pieces that will be held together with a rivet.
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Push the fat end of the rivet through the opening you just drilled into the pieces to be sure that the rivet exits the other side far enough so that the bulbous end of the rivet is outside of the other edge. A rivet will only work correctly if it is seated correctly. It cannot grasp on to the pieces that the bulbous end goes all the way through. If the thickness of the pieces is deeper than the rivet is long, you will need to get a longer rivet. Remember, the bulbous end must exit the far side of the opening to grasp onto the pieces correctly.
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Pull the rivet out of the opening and insert the pin end of the rivet into the Marson rivet gun. With the rivet inserted into the gun, squeeze the handles of the rivet gun together so that the mechanism within the rivet gun grasp onto the rivet's pin shaft. When the rivet gun has grasped onto the rivet, you can insert the rivet back into the drilled hole where you want the rivet to be secured.
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Check that the pieces you are securing with a rivet are aligned correctly, in their final position before squeezing the Marson rivet gun and riveting the pieces together. You can adjust the position of the work pieces until they are in the right place only up until you have squeezed the handles of the Marson rivet gun and activated the fastening mechanism of the rivet.
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Squeeze the handles of the Marson rivet gun. When you squeeze the handles together, the rivet gun will pull the bulbous end of the rivet into the thinner rivet shaft. When the bulbous end can go no farther, the pin shaft of the rivet will break free and the rivet will be secured in place. Remove the pin shaft of the rivet out of the Marson rivet gun and continue to make rivet connections in the same manner until finished.
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Tips & Warnings
Remove Marson rivets that do not make tight seals between work pieces with the same drill bit you used to set the hole for the rivet. Some rivets break off early, and need to be replaced. Use a grinder to grind down the top lip of a rivet to remove a rivet without drilling. When the head of the rivet is ground away, the shaft with the bulbous end will fall out through the other side.
Depth! Some holes are too deep to rivet. If you insert a rivet into a hole that is too deep to be riveted properly, the deeper pieces that are expected to be secured tightly are not, resulting in the separation of work pieces after the riveting job is thought to be complete.
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