[AT] Pitman rivets?

[Steve W.]

Usually I get a ton of coal delivered once a year or so. Then run it
through a crusher so it is about #2 size. Toss it in the forge green and
make coke. Buying pea coal is usually MUCH higher in price than finding
a small crusher. I power the crusher with the H.

I have two home built coal forges. One uses a 15" auto wheel and the
other I built out of a tractor trailer rim.

Steve Williams
Near Cooperstown NY


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 6:56 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] Pitman rivets?


> Sounds like a good plan for a forge Steve!  Where do you get your coke
or do
> you use charcoal or ???
>
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve W." <falcon at telenet.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 2:33 AM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Pitman rivets?
>
>
> > Make them out of 3/8" rod if you cannot find any. Just heat it red
and
> > form the head shape. Then peen the other end.
> > I've made a LOT of odd rivets that way. Comes in handy to have that
> > small forge in the shop. If you don't have one you can build one
REAL
> > easy from a 15-16" STEEL car rim and an old computer blower and an
> > iron/steel 4" T fitting and some misc. steel for legs and gratings.
> >
> > Steve Williams
> > Near Cooperstown NY
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Larry D Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
> > To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'"
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> > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:54 PM
> > Subject: [AT] Pitman rivets?
> >
> >
> > >
> > > Help!  I'm trying to restore a sickle bar mower for my 1947
Economy
> > > tractor.  Economy Engineering (later to become Power King) bought
much
> > > of the assembly from McCormick-Deering.  The bar and pitman are
> > > essentially a Model 6 -- first made in 1922.  I'm in the process
of
> > > building a new pitman for it, but I need rivets -- 3/8" diameter
> > button
> > > head with a pre-installed length of 2-1/4 and 2-1/2 inches.
> > >
> > > Of course, nobody has them.  I checked McMaster-Carr and they
don't
> > list
> > > any thing longer than 1".  I'm apparently going to have to rely on
> > some
> > > NOS rivets or somebody's leftovers in their shop, or (heaven
forbid)
> > > I'll have to bolt the straps to the pitman wood.  Does anyone have
a
> > few
> > > or know a source for them?  I only need three of each.
> > >
> > > Larry
> > >
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