Bullet Shell Rivets Question?

[wayne57]

just a quick question to anybody who may know.

i saw a web site where the crafter explained how to

make empty bullet shells into rivets, how to cut them

to size and what tools to use for leather work.

if anybody knows please let me know.

thanks for reading this

wayne

[Tree Reaper]

I can see it being done with spent .22 casings, they are the same approximate size of a tubular rivet.

The same peening tool could be used.

[Art]

I make them into snaps, but rivets can work also. Trim the case to the length you want your tabs to be in a lathe. The little hobby lathes do a good job of this, but I have done it in my 15". You could cut them off with a hacksaw in a vice too.

Then use a dremel to remove the metal between the tabs. I wouldn't want to do a couple hundred one night.

Art

[wayne57]

thank you for the replies