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Old 16-09-15, 11:10
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Hey Andrew

You have to buy yourself a lathe. Rivets should be easy to make .

What grade of steel are they ? Mike

PS the guy down the road here repairs and rebuilds boilers , he plays with steam traction engines and he found a lot of old rivets at a railway yard somewhere . I can ask him where to buy them.
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Old 16-09-15, 11:17
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Hey Andrew

You have to buy yourself a lathe. Rivets should be easy to make .

What grade of steel are they ? Mike

Not sure what grade of steel they are
With the price of round bar in Aus it still works out cheaper buying them in .
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Old 18-09-15, 04:48
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Not sure what grade of steel they are
With the price of round bar in Aus it still works out cheaper buying them in .
I asked the experts. Hot rivets are just black bar .Some suggested they were forged as this would make the grain correct .

An old railway guy said you can make a snap by using a large grade 8 bolt, , heat up the bolt head to a bright cherry red and hit a steel ball into the head to get the dimple
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Old 19-09-15, 03:30
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here we are riveting

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Old 19-09-15, 05:16
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Love that air wedge .
That would make life a lot easier.
Also a decent capacity air hammer as well
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