ok so apparently i wan doing it half right. the girls at tandy said once i drive the washer down i should immediately clip and flatten the head. it seems like i was ing with the rivet before doming the nub. gonna try a few more and see if i can get the issue resolved.
thanks everyone for the advice. learned a few things lol
oh no worries bro. you were right in a sense . i was following the same directions just not in that order i guess lol thanks for the help
I am doing this exact process. I doubled checked that the washers are the right size and they seem to be, they only right on the top. I tried some #9 and they worked fine. They are the 1” copper #12 from Tandy.
i am using #12 copper rivets and once I set this (with the proper tool) the washers are backing off and not setting properly. What could be causing this? Thank you.