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I recently started making these rivet jigs for personal use and for friends. They seem to be popular so I am adding them to the products my small machine shop makes. They help you make copper rivets out of #6 bare copper electrical wire. Using a ball peen hammer you can make flat head or dimpled head styles. Dome head rivets can be made using a normal rivet setting tool. My website is http://heromount.com...pper-rivet-jig/

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This took me back to my apprenticeship days (marine joiner) we apprentices got to make the rivets. Boss was too cheap to buy ready made. I never saw how the wire was cut, but we apprentices got buckets full cut to length. Both ends were quite square. Saw cut somehow. Any how out jigs fit in the prichet hole on the anvil, were in one piece folded, and would spring open when knocked out of the anvil. The shop had the jigs for differen t lengths and wire sizes. I think the shops blacksmith made them. After about an hour of making rivets you drifted off into la la land. Thump the jig out, the new rivet usually fell on the floor, but it back in the anvil, put in the piece of wire, tap the jig down, and thump the wire to head it....repeat repeat.

Woody

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I received my jig last week and just thought I'd give a short review for any one thinking about buying one:

The jig itself is very well made; it looks exactly like in the pics. I think it's pretty well indestructible and should last a lifetime and then some when used as directed. The instructions that come with it are clear and easy to follow.

I found it worked best if I laid the whole jig on my anvil in the shop, but the flat back piece of a vise should work as well. It took three tries to get the hang of it, but now I can make a rivet in less than a minute.

Delivery was fast; I placed my order on Wednesday afternoon and the package arrived on Saturday.

All in all a great product at a great price!!

Black Dogg

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Thats a great innovation my friend! I'll bookmark it first as its inspire me! :)

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are you using pennies for the washers? If not how are the washers made? Is there a part of the jig that helps make them?

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Nathan Allison

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are you using pennies for the washers? If not how are the washers made? Is there a part of the jig that helps make them?

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A source of washers would be fantastic!

Cya!

Bob

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After spending a few hours researching it, a source of washers is what would be the difference between buying the jig or not. I'd rather not have to punch and drill each one by hand.

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