Another two carriers roll off the production line

[Lynn Eades]

I have a C.P.gun like this.

[Grant Bowker]

A "Pre-owned Chicago 'C' Frame Air Riveter Model 450"
http://www.alexdavisassoc.com/print/...-9615_page.htm
I haven't looked to see what the capacity if the riveter is, but it looks like a hefty piece of kit.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Ammunition reloading presses have all sorts of deflection problems to bear in mind. A simple cheap C-press will be fine for very light duty steps, but to do heavier more crunchy steps, the only ones worth using have 2 guides bars and form a letter H. Something to keep in mind if you are going to fabricate a rivetter of your own.

[George McKenzie]

My friend riveted his carrier with a air hammer made by Power Fist for $40 It weights 6 LBS an comes with an assortment of tools of whitch you can convert one for round head rivets You need a helper to hold the back side with a heavy bar ,shaped to fit a round head rivet while the other end is hammered .This is a light tool ,will get into tight places and don't take much air George

[Philliphastings]

Thanks to all for the information being posted.

I had it in the back of my mind to 'cheat' so to speak and use Ht coach bolts to replace the two side panels on the scout carrier (farmer brown had literally cut plough blades out of both armour plates.

My question is -

Has anyone else taken the short cut with coach bolts and
once fitted up and painted, is it obvious that the heads don't match ?

I can rivet if it's absolutely necessary but it's not something I have the skills or equipment to do myself and I hate having to outsource anything.

Cheers

Phill

[Ron Pier]

Part of the front armour on my carrier had been replaced with round head bolts before it came to me. I might have done it differently had I been involved, but it doesn't notice enough for me to worry about. One observation though, I've noticed modern coach bolts have a flatter dome than the older type. I'd be more inclined to get my local engineer to make me some with the correct head shape.

[Philliphastings]

Hello Ron, thanks for the reply

I have looked at a lot of different sources for coack bots and as you say the dome is quite flat. One thought I had in mind was to machine the heads of all the bolts to replicate the rivet dome. A long and very tedious exercise but thats still a long way down the track.

Cheers

Phill