[SEL] Riveting

[Glenn Karch]

Paul,

Make your own rivets from nails.  Cut them to the right length and put the 
heads on the inside and peen on the outside.  Put a heavy pipe in a vice to 
use for the anvil.

Glenn Karch
Hercules Historian
Haubstadt, Indiana, USA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Maples" <paulmaples at sbcglobal.net>
To: "The SEL email discussion list" <sel at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 25, 2007 5:49 AM
Subject: [SEL] Riveting


Guys I want to put a new shell on my muffler for my Stover and I want do my 
best to maintain originality. Look at this picture of my muffler, I 
sandblasted just the area where the rivets are so you could see them 
clearly. I do not want to use pop rivets so what is the best method to use 
to replicate these rivets. What kind of tools will I have to have to do the 
job or maybe it would be best to send the shell to someone who could make a 
new shell with the rivets. Just let me know what is the best method.

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g36/wheelterrapin/StoverRebuildMuffler396.jpg

Thanks for the help.

Paul

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