I'd suspect you just got a bunch of rivets that have gone bad. How
far did the mandrel pull before it broke?
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 2:14 PM, David Hillman
<hillman@planet-torque.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 14 Jan 2011, John Innis wrote:
>>
>> Are you using the correct size rivet for the hole you drilled? (Or
>> conversely the correct size drill for the rivets you have). These can
>> usually only tolerate a hole slightly larger than the diameter of the
>> rivet shank.
>
> Yes. The blind ends are just not appreciably larger once installed.
> Washers have been suggested, but those won't help either unless I can get
> the blind end to 'squish out' larger than the ID.
>
> Also, the gun has multiple nosepieces for different sizes, and I was
> switching back and forth appropriately.
>
> --
> David Hillman
>
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