What kind of rivet is this?

[oltoot]

were available in several sizes (wire guages of thickest part of the shaft) with #9 being the most commonly used. The large hole sideways on a rivit set tool is for forcing the washer down past the tapered end and onto the straight base.

[JShapiro]

Great, thanks y'all, I appreciate it.

[Wild Bill46]

A Thank you to Bruce Johnson  also

a Thank you to Oltoot

[JShapiro]

OK, I'm finally getting around to ordering materials for this project.

 

I need the rivets to go through approximately 1/2" of material (leather plus canvas). Should I get 3/4" or 1" post length? Thanks!

[fredk]

If you are sure its about 1/2"  of material then 3/4" will do

[jcuk]

I would go for a 1'' you can cut down to the size you need, you cant add any any length if they are to short.

Hope this helps

JCUK

[battlemunky]

19 minutes ago, jcuk said:

I would go for a 1'' you can cut down to the size you need, you cant add any any length if they are to short.

Hope this helps

JCUK

This^^^ It's rare that we get hardware that is one size fits all but with bit/burr rivets we can. Just get the long ones and trim them...you'll have to trim them anyhow so no need to stock more types than you need. Last time I bought them they were the same price regardless of length too. 

[TomE]

Another idea is to use a shield and tab to attach the double bar buckle to the bag.  It would be even stronger if you sandwich the canvas between 2 leather shields and sew through all 3 layers.  This illustration is from Stohlman's Making Leather Cases v. 1.

 

[JShapiro]

On 8/23/2022 at 4:06 PM, battlemunky said:

This^^^ It's rare that we get hardware that is one size fits all but with bit/burr rivets we can. Just get the long ones and trim them...you'll have to trim them anyhow so no need to stock more types than you need. Last time I bought them they were the same price regardless of length too. 

What is the best method for cutting them down? And if I cut them down, how much should I leave to hammer over?

EDIT: Never mind, I found a good video on Buckleguy website. Thanks for your help, everybody!

Edited August 27, 2022 by JShapiro

[battlemunky]

23 minutes ago, JShapiro said:

What is the best method for cutting them down? And if I cut them down, how much should I leave to hammer over?

EDIT: Never mind, I found a good video on Buckleguy website. Thanks for your help, everybody!

It took me a little trial and error to get them where I like them. I took a piece of 3 oz leather and punched a hole in it to make a standoff, I set the rivet and then put the standoff over the stem and then use my side cut pliers flush with the standoff and it's where I like it. As long as the rivet is secure it should be fine so there is a little bit of feel to figuring out how much you like vs how much you don't. I found this to be the case anyhow. Too little is bad and too much is, well, too much...you have to find your inner Goldilocks.