I'm Doing Something Wrong...

[UKRay]

So " Wham, wham, wham, wham, wham, wham, wham, wham....Oops...." is wrong?

Apparently so...

It worked okay for me, but...

[yan]

Until recently the only leather work I've done consisted of punching hole and riveting leather.

I had modified a pair of vise-grips so they dont leave a mark on the head.

I've been thinking about modifing on pair to get a distingtive mark on the rivet.

It is a lot faster the hammering, and cheaper then the "official tool"

It is useful since i do most of my work when kids are sleeping (bangning noise + sleeping kids= very bad evening)

Edited February 25, 2010 by yan

[UKRay]

Like most of the leatherworking problems we face, it is so easy when someone tells you what you are doing wrong. I just received a package of three different sized rivet setters that have solved the problem completely... or have they?

I'm now looking at ways to set the things silently and with more accuracy than was previously possible and have decided that a foot press is the only way to go. I also thought of using mole grips to take advantage of the extra leverage they offer but found it quite hard to be as precise as I wanted. Using a foot press means you have both hands to hold and position the rivet under the tool before depressing and squeezing the thing closed.

Weaver do produce one and so do a number of other US based companies but over here in the UK we have to make do with the local engineering company or a friendly mate with a lathe. I'll let you know how I get on...

Ray

[Luke Hatley]

Ray, there are some times that you have to use different tools for the job at hand. it took me two years of searching to find the right foot press to set tubular rivetts.

Mainly the price was a factor in getting this one. it would have been a very hard task to set the rivets with a maul and setting tool on these tool pouches.

Edited February 25, 2010 by Luke Hatley