[ARC5] Rivets

[J. Forster]

Some of the Dremel tiny ball mill tool bits can be used to make setting
tools. Also, a piece of drill rod, ground spherical, and used with grit
also works to make hollow headed tools.

FWIW,

-John

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> On 12/26/2010 10:50 PM, Kenneth G. Gordon wrote:
>> Is it possible to reproduce the riveting that was used to hold the
>> nomenclature plates on the top of the ARC-5 receivers?
>
> Of course!  All you need is a lathe with a radius attachment and some
> aluminum rod.  http://aafradio.org/garajmahal/radius_tool.htm shows that
> part of it.  The more difficult part is setting the rivet once you have
> it made.  It requires a setting tool with a profile that I would
> describe as a high speed photo of a water drop crater...basically an
> annular ring the forms the tail of the hollow rivet stem over into a
> neat ring during compression.  You can approximate it with center
> punches with several different angles, but the right tool is a lot
> easier to use and makes a factory looking finish on the rivet.
>
> Happy New Year,
> Mike  KC4TOS
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