Pop riveter issues

[Darrell]

I’ve got a lovely Pinarello frame but the previous owners drilled off the cable stops so he could install a Di2 system.

I’ve already got a Di2 equipped bike so I’d like to have a conventional 11 speed groupset meaning I need to reinstall the cable stops.

I’ve read up on it and they can be re-fixed with a dab of epoxy and 2 rivets each. The issue I’ve got is that the nozzle on the rivet gun I’ve just bought is too fat. Any ideas??

 

[Darrell]

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Buy a (usually) set of 3 different size rivet feeders.the rivet gun I have has interchangeable feeders.

 

[LTD]

I found this for £14.99 while browsing the B&Q app
Riveter - Heavy Duty / Aluminium Rivert Gun (Neilsen CT1128) | DIY at B&Q

Would that do the trick ? Not a huge outlay

 

[Darrell]

Buy a (usually) set of 3 different size rivet feeders.the rivet gun I have has interchangeable feeders.

So does this one. The feeder isn’t the issue.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

Thought you said the nozzle on the gun is too fat? (Sorry if I’m misunderstanding)

So does this one. The feeder isn’t the issue.

 

[Darrell]

Thought you said the nozzle on the gun is too fat? (Sorry if I’m misunderstanding)

When I wrote nozzle I was referring to the grey bit. Thats the issue as in the photo.
The chrome bit (the feeder) isn’t the issue.

I’m not terribly au fait with pop riveter terminology. !

 

[HappytalkAgain]

When I wrote nozzle I was referring to the grey bit. Thats the issue as in the photo.
The chrome bit (the feeder) isn’t the issue.

I’m not terribly au fait with pop riveter terminology. !

So you mean the Rivet body is too large?

 

[HappytalkAgain]

I’m not terribly au fait with pop riveter terminology. !

Me neither.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

So you just need smaller diameter rivets?

 

[Darrell]

I found this for £14.99 while browsing the B&Q app
Riveter - Heavy Duty / Aluminium Rivert Gun (Neilsen CT1128) | DIY at B&Q

Would that do the trick ? Not a huge outlay

I need to measure the diameter of the nozzle to see if it fits.

 

[Darrell]

So you just need smaller diameter rivets?

No.

 

[Darrell]

The rivet is the correct size, the chrome feeder is the the correct size (all 3.2mm) but the nozzle of the pop riveter is too big.

 

[st13phil]

As long as the rivet gun has a good grip on the rivet shaft, just put a piece of thick-walled tube over the rivet shaft between the head and the end of the nozzle.

 

[HappytalkAgain]

The rivet is the correct size, the chrome feeder is the the correct size (all 3.2mm) but the nozzle of the pop riveter is too big.

Got ya.

 

[Darrell]

As long as the rivet gun has a good grip on the rivet shaft, just put a piece of thick-walled tube over the rivet shaft between the head and the end of the nozzle.

To keep it straight and true?

 

[Trickythemerc]

Take a slice off the cable stop and touch up with black paint.

 

[st13phil]

To keep it straight and true?

If you use a piece of metal tube with ends that are square to the axis the rivet should pull up true. You could probably get away with using a stack of washers threaded over the rivet shaft if you can’t find a piece of tubing.

Try it out on a bit of scrap sheet first if you’re not sure about it.

 

[Darrell]

Take a slice off the cable stop and touch up with black paint.

That’s an idea but a last resort I think.

 

[MrGreedy]

Can you rivet through from the other direction, or does it have to be this way?

Have you tried the tube trick as per st13phil?

Or dare I suggest (at your risk) just pulling the rivet through with the head of the rivet gun restrained by the cable stop?