what are rivets for?

[Hennessy]

Art,

Thanks. I have been playing around with the tubular rivets and don't like the looks of them...the heads are flat and boring and the back side that star splits look crappy too, though they are strong not what I like.

Not sure what a burr rivet is?

I have the jiffy rivets from Ohio Travel Bag and was told the hand press from tandy can help set them so I bought the hand press tool, from tandy, to help set them better. Hammering them was giving me fit after fit....they would let loose, easily pull loose and/or I'd smash them all kinds of weird...LOL. Anyways, now i need help setting up this hand press.

But back to main topic here, on my sheaths and stuff...should I stop my stitching say about 7/16" from the top of sheath and place the 3/8" head sized rivets in there or sew to top and rivet along side of stitching? Hope I make sense. Sometimes I confuse myself...LOL!****Lisa

on various stuff where i dont want contrast i've call'd on me shoe repair tricks,a domed brass clinch nail.sew th line in last hole put the right length brass clinch nail ,drive it on an anvil the underside burrs over tight and it holds,i wouldn't use it on a place that will have strain or pull tho,the nails come in various length at a shoe find outlet pete

[Daggrim]

Okay, so if I'm copper riveting leather that's between 1/2 and 3/8" total thickness , how long should my rivet be? Is it standard procedure to nip them off? And, how much rivet do you need sticking out in order to set the burr and peen the rivet? I'm gonna give this a try.

Dag

[tonyc1]

You don't want too much sticking out, just a Millipoof will do!!!

Tony.

[Daggrim]

Is that the same as a smidgeon? So then , is it SOP to nip them off to get them just right?

[tonyc1]

No, it's more like a terch.

[Art]

I generally only buy 1" or 3/4", you set the burr on them then nip them off to 1/8", then peen them over.

Art

Is that the same as a smidgeon? So then , is it SOP to nip them off to get them just right?

[Hennessy]

I generally only buy 1" or 3/4", you set the burr on them then nip them off to 1/8", then peen them over.

Art

i've allways gone with an eighth,when setting ,i also used a steel anvil and [forgive me]a ball pein hammer and kinda pat pat patted a pretty dome over th washer peining i guess .i bought a rivet setter in oz in68 and have wore it down to 1 inch 3 times hitting steel on steel

but i felt i got the best dome that way n stayed with it pete

[Daggrim]

OK guys, that's what I needed to know. Gonna order some 3/4" #14s from Weaver. So, I'll nip off about 1/8". Is that practical, or should I just order 1" rivets?

[Raven]

I'd say get 1", you can always cut them back but it's hard to add length if you need it and the price is usually quite similar.

[Art]

And don't nip any off until you set the burr washer, the ends are tapered so the washer goes on easily. Get the 1" for your app.

Art

OK guys, that's what I needed to know. Gonna order some 3/4" #14s from Weaver. So, I'll nip off about 1/8". Is that practical, or should I just order 1" rivets?