[AT] Pitman rivets?

[Steve W.]

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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