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 Posted: Tue Jun 23rd, 2020 11:09 am
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chris
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I don't mean nut rivets but proper, solid, ship type rivets.

I clamp the parts together (you can use nut & bolt through a spare hole to start) then hold a heavy dolly on the head side of the rivet and hit the other side with a big hammer to set it (swell it into the holes) and then peen the end over.

You can buy setting punches that have a hollowed out end to reproduce the domed end if you want.



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