rivet snaps

[JACK SIDEBOTHAMParticipant @jacksidebotham67303]

I need to set a number of rivets in some 1/4×1/4 angle but my snaps are to bulky,is there a source of "skinny" rivet snaps or do l need to modify the ones l have??,sorry for the daft question!!!

[JACK SIDEBOTHAMParticipant @jacksidebotham67303]

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

I turned my ones down to get at traction engine wheels, the ends were tapered but now parallel

[Clive Brown 1Participant @clivebrown1]

I've made many customisd rivet snaps from round steel bar, silver steel or BMS will do. Make a dimple in the end of the bar with a drill, heat to bright red, place over a suitably sized ball bearing and bash the end of the rod with a hammer. If you wish, put in the lathe and taper the end neatly.

The local bicycle shop used to sell packets of small ball bearings in many sizes.

[Jon LawesParticipant @jonlawes51698]

Most of my rivet snaps have a side ground down for clearance with previous tasks. I don't bother to do the full circumference.

[JAParticipant @ja]

Just resurrecting a recent topic.

I am about to do quite a bit of riveting and, being lazy, will buy some rivet snaps. I assume the dimension quoted for the snap size is the diameter of the formed rivet head and not the shank diameter of the rivet. Am I correct?

JA

[GeorgineerParticipant @georgineer]

Posted by JA on 25/06/2022 16:24:31:

Just resurrecting a recent topic.

I am about to do quite a bit of riveting and, being lazy, will buy some rivet snaps. I assume the dimension quoted for the snap size is the diameter of the formed rivet head and not the shank diameter of the rivet. Am I correct?

JA

My rivet snaps are marked (by the manufacturer) with the diameter of the rivet shank.

George

[JasonBModerator @jasonb]

Yes shank size.

[JAParticipant @ja]

Oh!

Thanks.

JA

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