dismounting graflex

[Marsupial]

I am in the process of removing the vintage guts from a graflex flashgut, and I encounter a problem with one component. It holds the top socket by a rivet on the left side (when holding the flashgun upward, glass eye away)

I'd like to know how others made to remove this.

you can see it on left on that pic:
http://www.geocities.com/mhtaylor67/images/graflex/mvc-037s.jpg

[Strydur]

very carefully :D

[fau-pa ramid]

im no expert but if you drill a tiny hole through the middle of the rivet it should come of easly. :wink:

[Ryma Mara]

I agree with both tim and fau

[Marsupial]

I'm trying to avoid using the dremel - if there's a "simple alternative" that is.

problem with the dremel solution is to pierce exactly where the hole is, as this will be a mounting point for the socket underneat (at least, that's how I understand?? there's like only 2 places for bolts on that tube.)

anyway, if there's no better solutions, I'll dremel it.

[Ryma Mara]

Try a drill bit instead of a dremel

[Marsupial]

that's what I tought. Drill bit in the dremel. Problem with the drill itself is that its heavier and more powerful.

this is another occasion where I'd like to have a drill press.

[GFORCE13]

I have a set of micro drills that are actually made by dremel down to a 64th of an inch and should be readly availible.

[scott5050]

A tiny drill through the center won't remove a rivet.

You need to drill a hole in the middle of the head which is the same size as the shaft of the rivet to detach the head. If you can't see the shaft then assume about 1/3 the size of the head.

Work down very gradually - that's the trick.

[Barmic Rin]

The force? :?

[Ryma Mara]

know anyone with a spotweld cutter?

[Marsupial]

what is a spotweld cutter?

[Ryma Mara]

http://www.shop.com/op/~2_Piece_Spot_Weld_Cutter_Set-prod-12192360-18332329?sourceid=3

It might work. there designed to drill out the spot welds that hold a vehicles body togeather without damaging the rest of the body so it can be reassembled.

[supertrogdor]

Drill press + Vice + Very, Very Carefully should do the trick

[Ryma Mara]

that would work too

[Marsupial]

Apparently I can pry off the part with a flathead screwdriver.

Will try this evening.

(that's the main reason I asked if someone had a non-destructive way to do it before arming myself with my dremel and do some magic)

[Shinsengumi]

Hi when I took the guts out of mine I didn't have to mess with that part at all. Not that it was easy mind you, but it didn't seem to catch on that slide switch. Is it possible that these is another part hanging up?

[Marsupial]

The "rivet" holde the kind of slide switch on one side, and a L-shaped bar on the other. The guts sits on this L-shaped bar and is held by that rivet. Its the main usage of that rivet I guess. Since its only press-fit, maybe yours wasn't holding on there anymore.

[djbordie]

dude simplest way!
take a small punch (or a nail or something)
hammer it in the rivet and it will move the metal just enough for you too then slip it through the loop...does make much sense but works flawlessly, then you can just smash it again after to spread out the material so it locks.
thats what i did...

[Marsupial]

thanks djbordie.
I used the screwdriver method without a problem.