[SEL] Riveting

[Curt]

Paul,
If you are really concerned about the look of the peaned head then put 
the hot rivet head on the outside. To buck a hot rivet put your smallest 
tip on your ox/actl. welder and heat the inside portion (the shank) red 
hot. Then take your small hammer and work the inside down until flush. 
Being hot you'll only need a few hits to get it right.
Curt

Paul Maples wrote:

> Ok Curt but do you use a special forming tool in order to get all the 
> heads looking the same?
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> Paul
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>> Paul,
>> Go down to your local industrial fastener house and buy some 1/8" hot 
>> rivets about a 1/4" long. Roll and drill 2 holes, one on each end. 
>> Hot rivet those. Then drill a hole at the mid point and hot rivet it. 
>> Then fill in the rest. You'll enjoy hot riveting.....it's quite fun. 
>> I did both saw tables on the Herc and Famous engines.
>> Did the Stover use galvanized like the IHC engines? or plain sheet? 
>> If plain are you going to age it first?
>> Has anyone had luck with aging techniques for galvanized?
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