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Originally posted by SW CQB 45:
i use an old file tightened in a vise with a safe edge high enough to keep from deforming the trigger bar when you start to TAP on the soft rivet (no 5lb sledge)
sometimes a piece of clear tape is used to hold the rivet in place as it likes to fall out when you turn it over.
there rest you have down.
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Thank you. Then the rivet is not that hard to deform. I took apart my 5906 and saw a dent in the middle of its rivet. Am I better off using a pointed punch or a flat punch? And would a small ball peen be better than a standard carpenter's hammer? I really appreciate the help.