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copper rivet punch - JonE - 25-09-2022
Whilst i've found a good tool to do my clutch rivets, it doesn't roll them outward and I understand there is a correct tool that does.
Can anyone give me a link to an ebay seller or otherwise?
RE: copper rivet punch - John Mason - 25-09-2022
I found on EBay a punch for leather eyelets did the trick. It was a small punch like tool with an end that fitted in the hole in the rivet rounding it over then flattening it making a secure fixing. I used a round piece of steel bar the same diameter as the rivet head fastened in the vice to act as an anvil.
John Mason,
RE: copper rivet punch - JonE - 25-09-2022
John - I've got one of those, but apparently with a curved skirt to the punch then it seems to have some sort of spring washer effect.
RE: copper rivet punch - Howard Wright - 25-09-2022
Hi Jon
I think you need a “roll pin” punch. I bought a set off eBay a year or so back but I’ve not really been able to master getting a neat result. Perhaps others know better how to use them or if they are the correct tool for the job.
Cheers
Howard
RE: copper rivet punch - John Mason - 25-09-2022
TJon The one I have is just a straight piece of steel like any other punch. I found this
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/CqEAAOSwi8VZT2YG/s-l1600.jpg
John Mason.
RE: copper rivet punch - David Stepney - 25-09-2022
This is the punch that I have. It has a domed end that sits in the hollow of the rivet so that, when struck, the end of the rivet expands and rolls over making a neat job (most of the time!) It has to be struck dead square, however. The slot is to Miss the web on Austin 7 (and Triumph motorcycle) aluminium brake shoes to ensure it is square on to the rivet. I use a suitably sized pin punch to rest the rivet head on as an anvil and an assistant to hold the work square on. Works for both brake and clutch linings.
Sorry about the quality of the photo. My garage is a bit of a dark hole at this time of night!
RE: copper rivet punch - Steve Jones - 25-09-2022
Identical to mine, David and it does both brake and clutch rivets perfectly as you say. However, I've not used it in a long time as it's just so much easier to take both to Saftek and get them to do it.
Steve
RE: copper rivet punch - A G Wood - 26-09-2022
https://www.ebay.com/itm/283069095668
https://www.endeavourtools.com.au/ET2600-truck-tractor-brake-riveter
https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/topages/RapcoBrake.php
Ive seen the "Endeavour" pattern one under different brands too, Jon
A bit closer to home:
https://www.autoandindustrial.co.uk/
And these Ferodo thingies pop up every now and them
ferodo-brake-shoe-rivet-lining-tool_360_b91547a24ba7c3c39aa66e9ee7c3db14.jpg (Size: 30.24 KB / Downloads: 135)
Back in the automotive dark ages when we used to do such things in the shop on the regular, we were fortunate enough to have a proprietary foot operated brake rivet press (which we generally used for full brake relines), and the Ferodo thingie (which we used for single brake jobs to get the truck through its MOT equivalent). I much preferred the press over the punch as I felt it was a lot more controllable/repeatable and less chance of cracking a lining. But if you're doing your own work for yourself, there's no foreman to yell at you or angry customer to deal with so there's that...