id use a small nut drive to place them rather than the plastic sleeve they give you. then you can get nice even straight pressure.

I've had probably a 90% success rate with the pressless rivets from Pinbits, but I now have a Third Hand Rivet Tool, which is fairly cheap and works well. http://home.earthlink.net/~mountainminded/html/the_better_tonka_rivet_tool_-_.html

Just picked one up as well. I have access to a press but it is not so great for awkward stuff

but I now have a Third Hand Rivet Tool, which is fairly cheap and works well. http://home.earthlink.net/~mountainminded/html/the_better_tonka_rivet_tool_-_.html

Nice! I've been using a hammer and a punch.

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Here's a web site with a rivet press and other pinball tools/stuff.
http://www.pinrestore.com/

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The third hand is a lot more nimble than re bench top press. I've used the bench one on my last two swaps, will see how the third hand compared in my current one. The Pinrestore just is pretty simple to do so its not that much more expensive to make a press over the third hand tool.

I bought this press:

http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRIT?PMAKA=805-1005&PMPXNO=948887&PARTPG=INLMK3

And the Pinrestore conversion kit. Works great. I had to replace the backboard on an NBA Fastbreak that I rebuilt and having the press made life much easier, it was like 15 rivets.

I also bought the master rivet kit that Pinrestore sells. I'm sure you can get all of the pinrestore parts cheaper elsewhere but it was worth the extra cost to me to just buy it and be done versus spending a lot of time researching what I needed.

I have Pinbits pressless kit in hand now. got it about 10 days ago and was going to use it to rivit a new jump ramp to the playfield of my RFM. My ramp has some cracks that don't effect gameplay, but once I drill those rivits out, there is no turning back. I keep looking at this pressless kit trying to figure out how I will be able to align everything up correctly, working dead in the middle of my RFM playfleid with it populated. yikes!

@baiter...yes, the jump ramp is dead in the center of the playfield and pops up with a coil. The thin metal ramp is cracked on one side, it still works fine, just a detail item I would like to correct. I am going to make sure I do a lot of homework before drilling out those rivits...

Hi guys,
Just wondering if anyone had a link to get a box of rivets and back washers for the UK?
I have a press but no rivets to press haha ...

Many thanks

Harry

Harry

Try www.sapphireproducts.co.uk

You'll need to specify diameter, length and material.

I think the main man is called Richard and he will do you a deal if you are prepared to send cash

Andy