[AT] Rivets and rivet countersink

[Cecil Bearden]

John:
Take a look at www.Yardstore.com.   they have a lot of countersinks and 
air tools that might help.
Cecil

On 12/28/2019 9:28 PM, jdnut at aol.com wrote:
> Happy New Year,
> Since it is quiet on the list.... I will see if there are ideas for 
> several different rivet jobs I have in the future.  This is Deere 
> stuff, ca. 1936 to 1945, clutch pulley brakes, service brake on a BR, 
> and something else that escapes my mind right now.  Some holes are 
> larger than they were original, ... and with the different projects, I 
> need a variety of diameters, and lengths.  I have the brake lining, 
> just need to cut to length.  I have a very old thing to make a big 
> drill into a drill press, that I think will work well to set the 
> rivets.  If I still lived in Santa Maria, I would take to Coast Clutch 
> and Brake, but my basic research up here indicates the closest shop 
> for riveting like I need is 250 miles away.
>
> So, question #1, .... is there a source for rivets without having to 
> buy 100 at a time?
>
> Question #2, .... I think I will need at least three different 
> countersinks.  I bought some brake rivets from the Model A Ford place, 
> and they had a countersink for those..... basically looked like a 
> dulled down spade bit.
>
> If that is what it takes, I can buy a couple of bits that are close, 
> and use my grinder and a file to make them look like the countersink 
> from the Model A Ford place.
>
> Thanks in advance for reading.  Take care,
>
> John
> Ferndale, CA
>
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