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Originally Posted by squirrel_hunter
Yes. But then you asked that question.
How do I know which type of link pin I have and which tool to use? Secondly recommend me a tool?
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Rivet link pins come in two sorts:
1) Plain. The pin is a solid cylinder.
2) Recessed. The end of the pin has a hole in it such that the last 2-3mm of the pin is a hollow cylinder.
Rivet pins with plain ends use a hammered tool such as the Whale type, the business end of of the riveting tool pin has a notch in it which squashes the end of the rivet into a pyramid shape, doing that twice at 90 degrees gives the same type of peened end to the pin as the standard links will have.
Rivet pins with a recessed end use a tool with a tapered or round ended tip which spreads open the hollow end of the pin using a screw thread as a press tool.
Being a screw press type, I suspect the tool you used is of the latter type, and the link is of the former.