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Tool For Making Rivets?

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Tool For Making Rivets?
Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, October 18, 2001 8:18 PM
I'm in the process of kitbashing a steam locomotive, using styrene.
Isn't there some kind of tool for embossing rivets onto styrene?
Is anyone aware of such a thing, & who might make, or sell it?
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Posted by thirdrail1 on Thursday, October 18, 2001 9:19 PM
Northwest Short Line (NWSL) manufacturers the "Rivettool", which fits in their "Sensipress", and makes excellent rivet impressions. You're talking the price of an Athearn locomotive or more. An alternative is the use of a "pounce wheel". Micro-Mark sells these.
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Posted by sumpter250 on Thursday, October 18, 2001 10:03 PM
You might contact : Mainline Modeler
13110 Beverly Park Raod
Mukilteo,Wash 98275
Robert Hundman, the editor/publisher, described a method for embossing rivets in styrene which produces excellent results. A copy of the article might be available.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 19, 2001 3:28 PM
Thanks for the help guys!
My other option was building a wooden cab, but that wouldn't really fit what I wanted. I'm also building a new tender.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, October 19, 2001 3:29 PM
Thanks for the help guys!
My other option was building a wooden cab, but that wouldn't really fit what I wanted. I'm also building a new tender.
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Posted by Krokodil on Wednesday, November 7, 2001 7:16 AM
The easiest and cheapest way - especially for beginners is to use the sandwich construction method. Simple make your tender, car etc. from a flat styrene. Then take a sheet of very thin metal (kitchen aluminium foil) with the riveter wheel (or similar instrument made from an old mechanical alarm clock wheel) from Micro-Mark you can create your rivets, then glue the foil to the tender side in correct position. When the glue dried, cut of the remaining part.

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