? on riveting

HammerHand · Post by **HammerHand** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:15 pm

I've been riveting with regular tinners rivets, insertion from the inside and mushrooming on the outside, but I just recieved 2 pounds of brass and 2 pounds of steel rivets. The question I have is does one put steel rivets to steel, and brass to brass, or does it just matter about what looks better? I figure that brass trimming would get brass rivets but what about brass against steel?

Mad Matt · Post by **Mad Matt** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:43 pm

whatever looks better.

Roibeard MacNeill · Post by **Roibeard MacNeill** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:44 pm

It really doesn't matter much...you can use brass rivets on steel and vise-versa. It also depends on what you are constructing and for what purpose.
For example, I would not rivet an SCA helmet together with brass rivets since brass ultimately cannot take the stresses of that style of combat or on that particular piece of armour. I would use brass rivets for Gauntlets, Pauldrons, and, depending on the post thickness, articulated elbows and knees.

I hope this helps...take care!

Slainte,

Roibeard

HammerHand · Post by **HammerHand** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:59 pm

Thank you for the reply my friends. I will take your comments into consideration.

Brian Belding · Post by **Brian Belding** » Wed Jan 25, 2006 2:07 pm

darn, i had the list of electro negatives o my comp but my hardrive died
it was something like the farther apart the metals are on the list the faster they will corrode. ill try to see if i have a hard copy of it.