![]() Repeated on 3 more fender top rivets - worked like a champ. Grabbed a dullish one (really dull), and the burr folded up like a taco shell. It punched right through the burr,leather, and onto the shoeing anvil. I started off with one with a good point. I got back tonight and drug some thrown away fenders out of the garbage. Now with the Cobalt bits, I just run them slow and a little oil. These were Vermont-American bits I am thinking. Usually the first hole went OK with the titanium bits, and by the second hole, the edge was starting to get suspect. I was drilling the holes on the drill press - low speed and cutting oil. Small holes and two of the rivets keeps the dee more stable. Many of the single rivet ones will work around and stretch out the leather over time, or is sandwiched in a an edge will cut the stitching on either side. I can cut them to length, and I use two rivets in them. The strap is a pretty heavy gauge, and the dees look a little more finished than the regulation ones that come prepunched from most suppliers. They are the unpunched ones with about a 6" strap. ![]() Were you using any lubricant when drilling the stainless, Bruce ? Water actually works quite well as a lubricant when drilling stainless, and you don't have the concern of oil staining your leather. I have replaced the commonly used ones as they wear out with the cobalt. It does a great job on SS, and eats copper and steel rivets like I eat flan. Apparently SS gets harder as it gets hotter, and titanium gets soft. The titanium bits would melt and puddle trying to drill the strap. I was having trouble drilling SS strap on some SS clip and dees. I was given this next bit of advice by my Michigan pal, LittleJohn - credit to him. I slow speed on the drill press makes drilling these out easy, as does the right bit. Then drill the peen off, and punch the stem on through. For copper rivets I smack the peen to flatten it and then center punch it. For splash rivets I just drill the star until the prongs pop off. I can see them cutting down on the plating thickness to save money.For the double caps and the like, I center punch and then drill the cap loose if I can't get an end knipper in under them. The only one that showed the base metal was the slab.Īny way for you to post photos? I am getting ready to switch to the solid brass rivets and may switch to OTB for them if Tandy is having quality issues now. I rub hard, like I was doing a rough cut when sharpening a knife. I set a few in a strap and rubbed the hell out of them on my desktop, a formica embroidery table top, a cutting board and my granite slab. I believe they use the same caps as the rapid rivets. I have used Tandy's double cap rivets for years now and never experienced that problem. And I will at the very least try the clear nail polish although I am bummed about having to go the extra step. I slid wallet with the rivets on it on a white table and birch table and they both show a bronze/orange color underneathe Yes unfortunately Im sure its the nickel wearing off. I can only image what they'll look like after getting slid in and out of someone's purse repeatedly.Īlso is there any way to maybe repair some of the damage? That was two weeks of my life and some decent coin in materials right down the drain Would anyone have any ideas on where I can get rivets that will stand up better to a little wear and tear? I mean these wallets were literally slid across a table a couple of times each and they are all shot. Since these are wallets to be sold and quality is such a big deal to me. The nickel plating rubbed off in places so now there are orange/bronze spots showing through the rivets. Once the last wallet was photographed I notice that every single wallet had damage to the rivets The rivets were brushing up against the table. I have been making wallets in both vinyl and leather and used rapid rivets from Tandy as a pretty big part of the main outside piece.Īfter getting 6 entire wallets done and getting them all photographed to post online I realized that while taking pics of the inside of the wallets.
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