Harrt046 Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Hi all. I was putting together my first ATA helmet and after riveting it, realized my tubes don't line up. Is this ok? Will the ears cover it once they are cut or is there no hope for this helmet? Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 It actually looks like you have the cap a little high and angled downward. The end of the brow trim seems to be sitting a bit higher than it is between the eyes. Keep the location between the eyes and lower the seam line and you will see that gap go away a bit. 1 Quote
Geekin' Posted January 19, 2015 Report Posted January 19, 2015 Hey Harrt, from what I can see, looks like some more trimming is required on The lid, and may have riveted a little high and far out...I would grab a set of vise grips grip the shop end of the rivet..to keep it from spinning, and try to gently drill the outer head off . There is a few assembly how to's here in the forums. Good luck sir!! Hope I was of help. Sent from my C771 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
Harrt046 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Report Posted January 19, 2015 I had left the trim on until after this step to make sure there was enough material since ATA can be sparse on the sides. So you think it's fixable and not a total mess up? Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 heat generated by drilling out rivets can be a disaster! best to actually just use a punch! 1 Quote
charlesnarles Posted January 20, 2015 Report Posted January 20, 2015 http://www.doityourself.com/stry/how-to-remove-pop-rivets-without-a-drill Yeah it's fixable. Line everything back up and mark it with pencil before you rivet again and you should be fine. You can even use a bigger gauge rivet if the new hole "overlaps" the old hole 1 Quote
Geekin' Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 Did ya get it fixed? Sent from my C771 using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote
hon143 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 As others have said, it's probably better to just remove the rivets and start all over. Note, this is why it's a good idea (according to several tutorials here) to not rivet the helmet in the beginning. Just use nuts and screws to put the bucket together while you assemble the bucket. When everything is done, you can always go back with the rivet gun. That said, you can always carefully use a heat gun to mold the plastic pieces closer together. My tubes didn't line up exactly too. So, I just used a heat gun to heat up the tube area and used a soft microfiber cloth and just rubbed the heated bucket into the shape I wanted. However, my bucket wasn't that off. Quote
gazmosis[501st] Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 Now that you have decided to fix it, when you drill your new holes, use screws instead of rivets until you have it right then rivet it. Quote
Polar Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 completely fixable. My ATA was much like that at first as well. You cant really tell, maybe you can, by the angle of this picture but I had the same issues. The ears surprisingly cover a lot. I was too afraid to use a heat gun so I used the daughters hair dryer. Punched out the rivets, re positioned the two pieces and still had a large gap. I heated it up very carefully and massaged it to where it fit as close as it was going to get. I used the same rivet hole on the back piece, the interior one on the front was off but it didnt matter. Quote
hon143 Posted January 22, 2015 Report Posted January 22, 2015 completely fixable. My ATA was much like that at first as well. You cant really tell, maybe you can, by the angle of this picture but I had the same issues. The ears surprisingly cover a lot. I was too afraid to use a heat gun so I used the daughters hair dryer. Punched out the rivets, re positioned the two pieces and still had a large gap. I heated it up very carefully and massaged it to where it fit as close as it was going to get. I used the same rivet hole on the back piece, the interior one on the front was off but it didnt matter. Polar, LOL....I don't see any issues with your buckets! Looks good to me! Quote
Harrt046 Posted January 26, 2015 Author Report Posted January 26, 2015 I fixed it! Thanks for everyone's advise. I used the drill and popped out the rivets. I'll post a picture when I get home 1 Quote
Harrt046 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Report Posted January 28, 2015 Here's the fix! Followed by the completed helmet! 2 Quote
Bone[501st] Posted January 28, 2015 Report Posted January 28, 2015 Yeah! Well done! Looking extremely good! Quote
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