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How do you deal with modern tool marks?
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:06 am
by Halberds
Like this rivet that has tooling rings in it.
[img]http://www.cox-internet.com/halberds/rivet.jpg[/img]
I don't think the old ones had this industrial finger print in them, do you?
Thanks to Chupa for the pic.
Hal
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Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 5:15 am
by Signo
It's time for some grinder magic
a light touch with the angle grinder and after that some very light hammer strokes, just to make it more handmade like.
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 8:05 am
by Guest
Generally, I heat them to a red with a small propane torch, pop them in a header, tale a ball peen or high crowned hammer and whang them into a rose-head or other desired design. Other methods may be faster, but this feels GOOD!
Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2003 3:32 pm
by Captain Jamie
There are rivets known as truss head rivets that have a smooth,low dome to the head. you may want to try those.
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