Rivetting tool for A7 aluminium shoes

[John Mason]

I agree with Dennis in as much that you need a helper so there is another pair of hands. I did my brake linings a few years ago using a punch bought for leather work and putting in eyelets. The only other thing needed was a round steel rod the diameter of the rivet heads to make an anvil. I put two flats on the bottom half of the rod so I could hold it in the vice. I then used a hammer on the punch to expand and round the ends of the rivets. It also works with clutch lining.

John Mason