[modeleng] Re: Rivet Heads

Hi Roger

I see you've had a good response to this one!  Once you've found the optimum 
rivet length, you will want to cut all your rivets to exactly that length. 
The easiest way is to find a piece of steel plate, of thickness equal to the 
finished length of your rivets, and drill a hole in it, the same diameter as 
the rivet.  Put the plate in the vice, pop a rivet into the hole and knock 
the other end off with a sharp cold chisel.  Perfect results every time, and 
very quick too!

Regards
Ron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Mason" <roger.g3tdm@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Model Engineering List - Latest" <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2005 9:24 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Rivet Heads


>................ more importantly how long should the shank of the
> rivet be (the bit sticking out that is going to get walloped) to form
> this head with out having either too much or too little material? 



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