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Seeking service to rivet IJ plastic

By KornFreak28

6 years ago


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    #12 6 years ago

    You Can make your own tool for under $20 and by some rivets from Hanson Rivets in California. Gonna cost you about $40 in the long run but at least you'll be able to do them on all your games.

    You need 4 things
    1) C-clamp (find one that is light weight but with a wide gap. (so you can get to rivets within wide reach places)
    2) kwikweld (to solder the die and clamp together)
    3) Tubular Rivets (http://www.hansonrivet.com/rivets/tubular-rivets/)
    4) Squeezer Dies (this is what you weld to the C clamp) (http://www.hansonrivet.com/tools-machines/riveting-accessories/riveting-squeezer-dies-2/)

    The only thing left to do is squeeze the damn thing into place. Works like a charm.

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    #20 6 years ago
    Quoted from xeneize:

    flashinstinct GREAT post! Are there any "standard" sizes that we should order (in terms of squeezer dies) if we want to make several of these and have them on hand?
    The number of sizes on the menu is high, so wondering if your experience indicates that pinball applications only require X number of sizes to cover 90% of our jobs...
    Thanks!

    There are standard sizes for the rivet heads but found it useful to get different lengths. The body of the rivet is 1/8" the head If the rivet is in a prominent place I used a more polished aluminium rivet. I'm not holding the bags in front of me right now but if you call them they can tell you the lengths and shape of the heads for these.

    My last order from Hansen was this

    C1-7-ST 5056 ALUMINUM RIVET
    MS20450-C8-AD8 ALUMINUM RIVET
    MS16535-156
    MS20450-C8-AD10 ALUMINUM RIVET
    MS16535-158
    MS20450-C8-16 STEEL RIVET
    MS16535-124
    ABUP-4 ALUMINUM BACK-UP WASHER

    #21 6 years ago
    Quoted from wdennie:

    Why not just eliminate the rivets and use #8 screws and nylock nuts, never have to worry again.

    Most places just don't have the space and the shaped hole in the plastic prevents the screw from being flush to the surface.

    #29 6 years ago

    They are two different pieces. One is hallow to accepted the dome shape of the rivet and the other has a hallow end with a point in the middle to the the shaft of the rivet on itself

    #33 6 years ago
    Quoted from Damonator:

    It looks like the CA2004-03 is the piece needed for the tail then? What part number do I need to order for the head?

    I ordered a long time ago canr remember but the folks at hanson can help you out

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    #48 6 years ago
    Quoted from Aniraf:

    flashinstinct I think your C clamp idea looks awesome, but I don't understand how you mounted the dies. Every one of the squeezer dies I've seen has little nub on the end that seems to fit into some kind of rivet tool (no idea what that is). In your picture, it actually looks like you flush mounted the one on the bottom? Did you drill a hole in the clamp?

    Metal saw, a vice and a bench grinder are your friend. After i cut the pieces flush i put a rivet between the dies and squeeze the clamp slightly to make sure both pieces were aligned. Then i added the kwikweld to the base and the top. Let them dry for a full day....no problems since then. Someone sells these things online somewhere but i just made my own.

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