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10-24-2004, 05:41 PM | #1 |
Cooling Neophyte
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Denver,CO USA
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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 |
Thermophile
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Charlotte, NC
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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.
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10-24-2004, 07:14 PM | #3 |
Put up or Shut Up
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Spokane WA
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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.
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10-24-2004, 08:34 PM | #4 |
Big PlayerMaking Big Money
Join Date: Aug 2001
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yea I've done it many times. Usually 1/8" drill bit to drill them out
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10-25-2004, 02:32 AM | #5 |
Cooling Savant
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: BC, Canada
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Steel rivets are soft steel. Too easy.
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