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   Message 213,423 of 215,367   
   Snag to Bob La Londe   
   Re: Hinge Rivets   
   18 Jun 24 15:28:15   
   
   From: Snag_one@msn.com   
      
   On 6/18/2024 2:35 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:   
   > On 6/18/2024 11:54 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
   >>   
   >> In industry I've headed rivets on a drill press equipped with a Grant   
   >> Twin-Spin tool.   
   >   
   > I've headed a rivet with a hammer once or twice.  Once you get over the   
   > initial trepidation its not to hard.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
      
   I made a rivet set with a half inch diameter dimple for heading rivets   
   when I was forging tongs . One of these days I need to finish that set   
   of "bolt tongs" I started .   
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