[AT] Rivet how-to

[David Myers]

H.L., on a visit to the Crown Point, IN show a few
years back, they had some retired iron workers put on
a riveting demo.  The whole operation was extremely
interesting, like you said, they never missed a beat,
really had to work as one unit.  Once the forge man
pulled the rivet from the fire it was literally on
smooth move to the finish.  I think there were 5 men
doing the work.  My wife even found it very
interesting.
When my buddy Larry rebuilt the wheels on his '38 IH
10-20 he heated the rivet heads with a torch and used
a air hammer and a homemade bucking bar to set the
rivets.  Maybe not entirely 'proper' but has held well
for nigh on to 10 years of parade use, some plowing,
and lots of playing.  Don't rightly remember what he
used for rivets, but then don't always rightly
remember breakfast either.

Dave Myers
Paw Paw, MI


--- "H. L. Staples" <hlstaples at mcloudteleco.com>
wrote:

> While I was in high school (about the same time fire
> was discovered as a
> cooking aid.)  A four story steel frame building was
> being erected across
> the street. The members were being joined with hot
> rivets.  An artist on the
> ground was operating the forge and throwing the hot
> rivets up to the riveter
> who cought them in a funnel like device. They were
> then inserted and set
> with an air hammer. Never did see a missed pitch or
> catch. 



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