RAP Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Anyone know how the brass bands are riveted to the stack, in particular, not having the internal access to whack the rivet? Is there a special long reach tool needed? Thanks, RAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koukouvagia Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 (edited) You don't need to have internal access. Just use a pop rivet gun. e.g. eta: you can get brass or copper pop rivets. Edited May 17, 2016 by koukouvagia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0atman Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Tiller arm through inside and a hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Tiller arm through inside and a hammer A brass one?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furnessvale Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 A brass one?? I just clamp a length of sturdy flat bar in the vice and use it as an anvil. To be really posh, drill a dimple in the bar to hold the river head. George ex nb Alton retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 As George says I used a length of 1"25mm square bar with a drilled hole the size of the rivet head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP Posted May 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Thanks, so no special tools other than a longer sturdy bar, preferably with a slight depression to help pein over the stem while whacking the head from the external side. Cheers, RAP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
furnessvale Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Thanks, so no special tools other than a longer sturdy bar, preferably with a slight depression to help pein over the stem while whacking the head from the external side. Cheers, RAP Sounds the wrong way round to me. I always put the head inside and use a rivet snap on the outside. Doing it the other way risks the stem kinking over just under the head on the outside and making a messy looking and not very effective rivet. George ex nb Alton retired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X Alan W Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Always used to put the head inside peen over on the outside & clean up to suit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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