[Hallicrafters] a non sx-88 question: where to get rivets/tools

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Actually this could be SX-88 related because there are many T-12s and T-13s 
 out there with their cans pulled away from the mounting lugs which  
happens when the chassis is stood up on its side (unstable); accidentally  bump it 
and without warning it falls and rolls over and snaps the cans off. 
 
You will need nickel plated brass rivets and the size I use most is .125  
diameter with a .215 head and .187 length. I use a model 915-1 hand operated  
rivet press from Chicago Rivet Co. They're very high quality and while new  
ones are not exactly inexpensive, they do turn up on eBay occasionally and  
bargains can sometimes be had. Chicago Rivet also makes smaller models like 
 the 915-3 made especially for Lionel to service model trains. Even the  
tooling for the 915-3 (clinchers and anvils) for setting different styles  and 
sizes of rivets has Lionel part numbers. Chicago Rivet Co. rivets  and 
riveters are very popular with the model train hobbyists because they  are very 
precise at installing small rivets but there are other less expensive  
competing brands (read cheaper) on the market also for hobby use but I don't  
know how good they are. Just do a search on model train riveters and everything 
 you need will come up.
 
Regards, Greg
 
 
In a message dated 10/31/2011 3:48:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
kirklandb at sympatico.ca writes:


Need  to drill out some rivets on some gear but would like to use the same 
kind of  rivet when I put the gear back together.
Hence POP rivets will not do the  job.  What kind of rivets do I need, what 
tools and where might I get  them at a reasonable price ?
(both solid and tubular  rivets).

bill

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