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JACK SIDEBOTHAM	10/04/2022 20:29:22
19 forum posts	I need to set a number of rivets in some 1/4x1/4 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!!!
JasonB	10/04/2022 20:35:48
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	I turned my ones down to get at traction engine wheels, the ends were tapered but now parallel
Clive Brown 1	10/04/2022 20:38:53
1050 forum posts 56 photos	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 Lawes	10/04/2022 21:49:59
1078 forum posts	Most of my rivet snaps have a side ground down for clearance with previous tasks. I don't bother to do the full circumference.
JA	25/06/2022 16:24:31
1605 forum posts 83 photos	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
Georgineer	25/06/2022 16:33:57
652 forum posts 33 photos	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
JasonB	25/06/2022 16:42:35
25215 forum posts 3105 photos 1 articles	Yes shank size.
JA	25/06/2022 16:47:48
1605 forum posts 83 photos	Oh! Thanks. JA

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