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Drilling out case rivets

Billy_Mays

I'm starting to plan a pure gaming rig and it's water cooled but I need to know how to drill out rivets all I know about rivets is that they are a pain to put in but i don't know how to remove them, I do have a drilland a drill bit set that ranges from 1/16th of a inch to 11/64th of a inch and the rivet size can fit a 3/32nd of an inch drill bit so what size should I use?

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My Build: Xeon 2630L V, RX 560 2gb, 8gb ddr4 1866, EVGA 450BV 

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1 minute ago, Billy_Mays said:

I'm starting to plan a pure gaming rig and it's water cooled but I need to know how to drill out rivets all I know about rivets is that they are a pain to put in but i don't know how to remove them, I do have a drilland a drill bit set that ranges from 1/16th of a inch to 11/64th of a inch and the rivet size can fit a 3/32nd of an inch drill bit so what size should I use?

A 1/8" metal bit will do the job, you can even grind or cold chisel the head off as another option. 

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2 minutes ago, W-L said:

A 1/8" metal bit will do the job, you can even grind or cold chisel the head off as another option. 

Ha that's train problem the head is in a spot that is difficult because how it's located (last picture is when my phonenis upside down

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Im mostly on discord now and you can find me on my profile

 

My Build: Xeon 2630L V, RX 560 2gb, 8gb ddr4 1866, EVGA 450BV 

My Laptop #1: i3-5020U, 8gb of DDR3, Intel HD 5500

 

 

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2 minutes ago, Billy_Mays said:

Ha that's train problem the head is in a spot that is difficult because how it's located (last picture is when my phonenis upside down

Drill out as many as you can and just break the last one or use a dremel to grind off the head. 

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3 minutes ago, W-L said:

Drill out as many as you can and just break the last one or use a dremel to grind off the head. 

I don't have a dremil but I will pick one up soon

Im mostly on discord now and you can find me on my profile

 

My Build: Xeon 2630L V, RX 560 2gb, 8gb ddr4 1866, EVGA 450BV 

My Laptop #1: i3-5020U, 8gb of DDR3, Intel HD 5500

 

 

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