[TheForge] rivets

Wed Jun 11 07:36:02 2003

Did you try annealing them? Some nails are hardened. What type of nail did
you use?
-Carl Tappan

At 08:28 PM 6/10/03 -0600, you wrote:
>I've made a few rivets from nails when I didn't have the right length rivet.
>Found the nails I had were a bunch harder than  store bought rivets.
>Randy Mundt
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>> > I need a source for soft iron rivets. Got any ideas?
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>> Common nails are a good substitute.
>> Ed
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