Re: How to rivet with solid rivets?

Posted by Phil Randolph On 2008/11/22 19:01:02

While I haven't done any rivets quite that big I have done smaller ones on an aluminium boat. You need a heavy hunk of metal with a dished out portion to fit the head of the rivet( usually called a "buck"). You hold that buck against the rivet head and then smack the other side of the rivet with a hammer to upset the end. If you want to get real fancy you can make a small block with a dished out section for use on the upset end to give it a nicer looking appearance but that usually requires at least 3 hands to do.