There is a common riveting mistake we will all make. Sometime, the bucking bar holder (usually me) will push the rivet slightly out of the hole, and when the hammer hits, is squeezes funny, and the rivet head stands out slightly.  You might be tempted to say “Well, maybe if I hit it again, it will look ok…”

STOP!!!!

Anytime you use the word “maybe” in a sentence like that, you are probably about to make a mistake.  Don’t even try. Just drill out the old rivet (these are usually pretty easy) and start again. Don’t give into the temptation of a quick fix that you will regret later.

Murphy’s Law of Thermodynamics:
“Things get worse under pressure”

Rudder