[TheForge] riveting

[Steve howell]

Andy says:
<Worthy pursuit!  I am a long fan of riveted construction.  Strong, 
durable, looks good... what more can you ask for?  Ever consider writing 
a manual?>

Not yet, Andy. I've been taken aback by the denigration of the method in 'modern' engineering circles and would love to prove the haters and skeptics wrong. True- you need to know what you're doing when riveting. However, welded and bolted connections also have ALOT of assumptions about how well that connection is working. I'll take the rivets, please.

The Society for Industrial Archeology had several issues of their magazine which covered the history of pneumatic and hydraulic riveting quite well. Boyer patented the valving for his rivet gun in the 1890's which is the basis of pretty much every pneumatic hammer made since.

Steve
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