Anyone de-rivited a case before?

Jetlag · 10-24-2004, 05:41 PM

I have a new Lian Li PC-V1100B that I had planned to disassemble for modding (paint and plating). I was a bit bummed when I took it out of the box and saw that for the most part it is held together with small rivets.

Anyone de-riveted a case before?

Any advice?

killernoodle · 10-24-2004, 05:58 PM

Find a drill bit that closely matches the diameter of the rivets in the case (usually there will be a few holes not riveted for various reasons. Drill them slowly and they should come out easily.

If you want to try it the easy way, get a larger drill bit and drill until the head just pops off. Then take a center punch or something and push the res of the rivet through the hole. Make sure you put properly sized rivets back in.

jaydee · 10-24-2004, 07:14 PM

I go through 1,000 rivits a job at work. They are all case size. Drill them out and re-rivit them. Not nearly as hard as it may seem. All hardware stores carry pop rivit guns and every size rivit needed.

pHaestus · 10-24-2004, 08:34 PM

yea I've done it many times. Usually 1/8" drill bit to drill them out

Kobuchi · 10-25-2004, 02:32 AM

Steel rivets are soft steel. Too easy.

10-24-2004, 05:41 PM	#1
Jetlag Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Denver,CO USA Posts: 11	Anyone de-rivited a case before? I have a new Lian Li PC-V1100B that I had planned to disassemble for modding (paint and plating). I was a bit bummed when I took it out of the box and saw that for the most part it is held together with small rivets. Anyone de-riveted a case before? Any advice?

10-24-2004, 05:58 PM	#2
killernoodle Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 1,014	Find a drill bit that closely matches the diameter of the rivets in the case (usually there will be a few holes not riveted for various reasons. Drill them slowly and they should come out easily. If you want to try it the easy way, get a larger drill bit and drill until the head just pops off. Then take a center punch or something and push the res of the rivet through the hole. Make sure you put properly sized rivets back in. __________________ I have a nice computer.

10-24-2004, 07:14 PM	#3
jaydee Put up or Shut Up Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 6,506	I go through 1,000 rivits a job at work. They are all case size. Drill them out and re-rivit them. Not nearly as hard as it may seem. All hardware stores carry pop rivit guns and every size rivit needed.

10-24-2004, 08:34 PM	#4
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	yea I've done it many times. Usually 1/8" drill bit to drill them out

10-25-2004, 02:32 AM	#5
Kobuchi Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 313	Steel rivets are soft steel. Too easy.

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