Ball Peen Hammer Rivet
Now we are ready to start peening the rivet.
Ball peen hammer rivet. A drill works as good as a punch and the anvil can be replaced with any anvil like object. If you don t have a rivet set or tinner s rivets you can use a roofing nail and a ball peen hammer to create a makeshift rivet. Something as simple as hitting a piece of metal with a hammer has a couple of small details that people miss that keeps them frustrated. A 5 pound anvil a metal punch side cutters a small ball peen hammer 2 pieces of metal to rivet together and a roofing nail.
For most rivets you do not need a large hammer. Though many ball peen hammer uses have been taken over by power tools you may still need to use one to close a rivet. Estwing ball peen hammer 12 oz metalworking tool with forged steel construction shock reduction grip e3 12bp. Abn ball pein hammer 12 oz fiberglass handle carbon steel head for metal rivet chisel punch peins.
Rivet peening blocks can be made out of any handy block of metal. To peen you need a ball peen hammer and a rivet peening block. Place the material with the nail head facedown on your striking surface. Ball peen hammers are used for specific tasks most commonly in blacksmithing and metalworking.
This item abn ball pein hammer 8 oz fiberglass handle carbon steel head for metal rivet chisel punch peins tekton 30401 jacketed fiberglass ball pein hammer 8 ounce vaughan tc504 4 ounce commercial ball pein hammer. Place the nail in the hole and cut the nail down to 1 5 times its diameter. Curious about how to peen a rivet. Riveter type riveting hammer rivet capacity mm 4 76 rivet capacity inch 3 16 stroke length mm 76 20 stroke length decimal inch 3 0000 stroke length inch 3 inlet size npt 1 4 air consumption cfm 8 00 air consumption lps 3 78 blows per minute 2000.
Obviously you don t need to use these tools specifically.