6/22/2023 0 Comments Split rivet peening tool![]() ![]() After it was all welded together I put it into the drill press and with a file made it look pretty. The blade inside the nut gave me a good working platform to use a Dremel and make the curves that will fold over the rivet. Then slid the nut on the bit and welded it all together. Then got a 5/16 nut and drilled it out to the size of the bit. "I started with a flat blade screw driver Hex bit that fits in a cordless drill. The hex tail can be held in a standard bit holder in the arbor press. This is made from a screwdriver bit and a hex nut welded together, then ground down to the appropriate punch shape. ![]() Here's another one from Ron Bissland in Kenosha, WI, USA. Photos below have it the right way around. The round head should seat against the rubber, while the formed ends seat against the metal panel. Notice the rivet shown is wrong end around. I found if you pry them just enough to ensure they split instead of getting smashed together it puts a very nice curl in them". One trick I learned was not to split the legs too far apart when you start. I was pretty hesitant on the first one, but finally ended up beating the snot out of it and got it looking much better than the photo below. I had read that the tangs on the split rivets are supposed to be curved so I built myself a tool to set them properly by grinding down the head of a lag bolt. On, Larry Wheeler in Hillsboro, OR, USA wrote: If you want to buy a hand tool to do this job, see here: Voila! (I learned a big lesson right there)".įor as long as it may remain posted, you can view a short YouTube video on how the split rivet works. Then I tried putting the rivet into a piece of rubber. ![]() "When I frst tried the tool I did not support the rivet, just had it on a piece of steel. I ground the 2 groves with my Dremel, using a cylindrical stone a bit less than 1/4 inch diameter". It is 1/2 inch diameter, although anything close would work. "Here's a simple setting tool for split rivets. Jack Wannenwetsch near Rochester, New York, USA wrote: SPLIT RIVET Setting Tool The MGA With An Attitude ![]()
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