@nedge46 They are two different pieces of metal. When you build the tool you first take three pieces of metal and clamp them in the vice. Two of the pieces are thick like 1" square and the center one is a very thin piece of flat bar. Drill right through the flat bar vertically (cutting it in half) the size of the rivet. Then weld a piece of metal to the tool to act as a spring to keep the pieces apart. Then use it like shown here.
Well That Was Quick And Painless.
bobcrawman34 1 week ago
Why didn't you put your vise under a power hammer and do it that way?
catfish4975 1 month ago
Excellent. I hadn't considered using a vise like that to rivet. Makes extraction a bit more dependable.
HowToHistory 2 months ago
Also, shape the head correctly, then cut threads and you've got yourself a bolt!
pheenix42 3 months ago
I know that its just a rivet, but it was beautiful...8D
denilsonpw 4 months ago 11
how did you get the groove between the two pieces?
nedge46 10 months ago
@nedge46 They are two different pieces of metal. When you build the tool you first take three pieces of metal and clamp them in the vice. Two of the pieces are thick like 1" square and the center one is a very thin piece of flat bar. Drill right through the flat bar vertically (cutting it in half) the size of the rivet. Then weld a piece of metal to the tool to act as a spring to keep the pieces apart. Then use it like shown here.
Yorzaxt 8 months ago
very good and straight forward,thanks
blacksmither1 1 year ago 3