[SEL] Riveting
Curt
curt at imc-group.com
Fri Jan 26 07:50:04 PST 2007
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?
>
> Paul
>
>
>> 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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