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RIVET PUNCH [2 records]

Record 1 2002-08-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Riveting (Metals)
DEF

A smooth tapered pin resembling a punch for stretching rivet holes and bringing them into alignment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Rivetage (Métallurgie)
DEF

Tige d'acier que l'on passe dans les trous de rivets de deux plaques pour faciliter la pose des rivets.

Spanish

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Record 2 1996-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Removing solid rivets. When rivet must be removed from a piece of aircraft structure, make a small center punch mark in the very center of the manufactured head.... Using a drill one size smaller than the rivet, drill almost through the head of the rivet. Pop the rivet head off with a small chisel.... Support the skin next to the rivet being removed with a bucking bar, and using a pin punch slightly smaller than the rivet, punch the shank out of the hole.

OBS

solid rivet: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

rivet plein : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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