Start the wheel and place the grinder against the head of the rivet.
How to remove sheet metal rivets.
Instruction on how to remove rivets.
Bring the grinder wheel up to speed and slowly move it into a position parallel with the surface until you make contact with the head of the rivet.
If leather is being fastened with a rivet make sure that the rivet is made of aluminum copper or brass as the moisture in leather can cause steel rivets to rust.
This article and video will show you how to remove rivets and replace them with a simpler fastener gutter screws.
The type of metal used in the rivet you choose is important and should be matched to the sheet metal being joined whenever possible.
Rivets are permanent fasteners often used to pin together gutters straps and other pieces of thin gauge metal around houses.
These techniques will help you get them out cleanly with or without a drill.
Slowly move the grinder as it cuts through the metal rivet until you remove the exposed head.
A rivet is an easy economical and permanent way to bind two or more sheets of metal together.
Remove rivets the ubiquitous metal bolts are designed for permanence but sometimes they ve simply got to go.