[AT] Rivet how-to

[John Hall]

Thanks Larry. Ever used one of the store bought tools for brading sickle 
rivets? They are U shaped with a screw to brad the rivet. I'm thinking of 
something along that line. Trying to get the perfect cone is whats throwing 
me. These rivets show no sign of a straight shoulder and come to a point.

John

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From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
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> There are some guys on this list who can answer your question a whole
> lot better than I can, John, but I'll start.
>
> My best guess is that a rivet of that diameter was hot when headed.  I
> tried to find the name for the pointed head but haven't come up with it
> yet.  The round side is a button head.  The conical side would be a pan
> head if it didn't come to a point.
>
> They could have been peened in place with a pneumatic gun and a dolly,
> but there also could have been spinning operation to do the conical
> heading.
>
> I'll dig out the shots I took of the Titan out in Colorado last summer
> and see if there's enough detail to get any clues.
>
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of John Hall
> Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:43 PM
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> Subject: [AT] Rivet how-to
>
> OK, I need some help from those that have been there done that. I'm
> restoring a Titan 10-20 that is going to need several wheel spokes
> replaced.
> They are held in with about 1/2" rivets. The rivets have a round head on
> one
> side and a point on the other. How is this type of rivet installed? I'm
> guessing the rivets were heated? Were they braded pneumatically or was
> some
> sort of press used?
>
> John Hall
>
>
>