[TheForge] riveting

[Andrew Vida]

Steve howell wrote:
> 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.

	Oh, please do not allow that to deter you.  Riveted joints have proven 
themselves time and again.  Welded joints are superior in some 
applications and certainly less costly in perhaps all cases, but that 
does not invalidate the riveted joint for certain uses.  It is 
aesthetically far superior to the welded joint in many cases and may 
even be stronger at times.  Welded joints often require massive 
gusseting to get the needed strength.  Where gusseting may not be 
desirable, rivets may do the job.  I see rivets as just another option 
on the menu of engineering solutions for the vast sea of design problems 
that arise on a daily basis.

	Screw the naysayers. :)

 > 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.

	Well, I'd love to see a practical manual that resurrects the craft. 
Hell, I'd even help with it, if there was anything I could do.  Of 
course, I have yet to finish my 50% completed book on filing.  I've not 
forgotten that work.