[AT] Rivet how-to

carl gogol cgogol at twcny.rr.com
Sun Feb 5 15:25:24 PST 2006


For some reason I always thought that mower rivets were a lead alloy.  I can 
remember playing around in the tool barn with old rivet pieces, flattening 
them and making a thin strip out of them.  folding them over once or twice 
and pounding them some more.  It seems like you can do this forever, without 
losing malleability of the material.  Maybe a soft iron would do this too. 
just a memory and maybe it was only possible fold and pound 10 or 20 layers, 
but it was an interesting time user for a 12 year old on a rainy day.
Carl Gogol
Manlius, NY
AC One Seventy D
(2) AC D-14, AC 914H
Simplicity 3112 & 7116
Kubota F-2400
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 2:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Rivet how-to


> On 4 Feb 2006 at 13:51, John Hall wrote:
>
>> The only thing is these are about a 60 deg included angle
>> and go to a sharp point. I'll just have to machine the taper
>> in. My plan is to make a king size tool like you rivet
>> sections with. Before making the tool body I'll get the set
>> end made and use my lathe to hold everything for brading.
>> I'm thinking something along the lines of 3/4 fine thread
>> ought to give me enough power if I heat the rivet. I think
>> the trick is going to be getting the rivet just the right
>> length.
>>
>> Are rivets made out of soft steeel such as leadloy or are
>> they something more like CRS?
>>
>> John
>>
>
>
> John:
> I think that the older mower rivets I have act more like blacksmith iron
> than steel.
> You might want to consider using some kind of high heat lubricant
> between your tool and the hot rivet. Graphite jumps to mind or Teflon?
> Others may have a lot of good ideas for a lubricant...
>
>
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