[TheForge] Long rivets

Andrew Vida osan at netlabs.net
Thu Feb 8 21:20:24 EST 2007



Saint Phlip wrote:
> Make them? Rivets are very easy to make, just rod stock of the proper
> diameter, and a ball pein hammer. If you want a special head, it's
> easy enough to make a tool for that, too.

	Depends on how many he needs and the specs.  You don't want to make 
1000 rivets.  You don't even want to make 100.  Drag.  And if it is for 
some high stress application, best to buy from people that do it for a 
living.


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