How to install copper rivets
Posted by LeatherCraftTools.com (Mar 13, 2019)
As this copper rivet has a solid shaft without hollow space, it is very tough and resistant to corrosion.
Put a burr washer on the shaft, and swage with the dedicated installation tool.
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Things to prepare
・Copper Rivets & Burr Washers
・Copper Rivet Setter
・Wooden Mallet
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Make a hole in the leather, insert a Copper Rivets, and cover the tip with a washer.
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Insert the one with the deep hole at the tip of the special installation tool into the rivet.
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Drive a washer completely into the leather with a mallet, etc., using a special installation tool.
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Cut off at the position where the rivet remains 1 to 2 mm with a End Cutting Nipper, etc.
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Using the indent at the tip of the special installation tool, crush the cut surface.
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When the cut surface becomes a beautiful dome shape with no hook and catch, it is completed.
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If you want to reduce bulging more, use a metallic hammer to crush the tip further.
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Use the dent at the tip of the special installation tool to shape the cut surface.
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It is finished when splinters and scratches are gone and it feels smooth to the touch.
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As copper fragments may be scattered during work, please be careful not to smirch the material.
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