How do I peen "loose" rivets?

[bikermutt07]

1 hour ago, Mattsbagger said:

A bushing. Great idea!

Or a bushing, yeah that's the word I was looking for.

[Sledzep01]

Get some of the heaviest copper wire cast offs you can find, strip them and make your own rings then attach normally with Tight Copper rivets to match.

 

Sled

[Deemer]

I'm in Palau, and I generally order from China (AliExpress, Rakuten, etc.). When compared to ordering from  the States, quality is hit or miss with huge swings in each direction, but it usually gets here, the shipping charge is reasonable and and it arrives slightly quicker, despite typically going to the US first .

A screw type rivet would solve my problems, but I haven't found any of those in brass here. I'm a sucker for matching metal hardware, and I already have brass button studs and brass rivets (I fully expect these to be a bear to work with)

Bikermutt, that's brilliant. Off to find some sort of tubing! This solution isn't the longest lasting, but it should last as long as a belt buckle hole, right? I bet I can stitch another piece of leather to the strap end to increase the longevity.

Sledzep - I thought of making my own, but there's no suitable diameter brass to be had. I found 3/8" brass stock or 1/8" brazing rod, and copper has been nixed based on aesthetics - see paragraph 2 :). Also, I spent quite a bit of time looking for copper wire when I made a spot welder from a microwave oven a couple of years back and I don't recall seeing solid copper wiring large enough to be structural here. 10ga, at the most.