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    Grind the head off, heat with torch to anneal them, use round punch approximately same size, and they fall right out when still hot (doesn't have to be "red hot" still)
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    They're hot rivets, and they do expand to fit the hole tight. The grinder/heat/punch trick works good.

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    What I have usually done is drill a hole at least half way through first - a short .125 bit works great on small ones, bigger rivets - about 1/2 the diameter of the rivet. Then chisel (air or hand) the head off. Usually the body will be loose and pop out with a drift. I've tried to grind off the head with a burr or cut off wheel and that usually just makes a mess and upsets me to the point I need an adult beverage to cool down
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