Hi again everyone
just wanted to share a technique with you all ,
some will know this already i'm sure ?but its a labour saving and pocket saving way to do rivets of all scales ,for whatever project you have in mind! i dont know if i posted this in the right place but i'm sure you can all see it ! ...all you need are a scrap of lead foil ,in what ever gauge you prefer but i would recommend thin ish,
and some drill bits the kind whith out a fat shank just you regular mini twist type!
and a self healing cutting mate or even a nice big eraser just to give you room ,
then just push the flat end of the bit (not the sharp part) into the foil and rock in a circular motion and press in ,you dont need too much pressure!
then pull up the foil whilst still pressing down then remove the foil to a clear area ,so you can see your rivet! (depending on size this maybe microscopic almost!) then i pick it up with a paintbrush dampend on the tongue ,apply atiny spot of either cyano or oil ased /enamel varnish to the model and then apply the rivit in the desired location on the model and voila! timeto repeat the whole process again ! hope you can all see the pictures? i'm not to computer literate! enjoy folks! K

hi Kenaz

thanks for the tips!

thanks danny sorry about the photos!
but its a great application
i used to spend too much on punch and die sets and resin rivets etc... i have used the same small peice of lead foil for 6 months! and there is still tons of room left! :-)

Pics.....fixed!!

just thought of something-
you could use allen wrench in different sizes to produce hex rivets instead of the round drill bit.
just my 0.5 shekels.

an allen wrench would be ace! too! i tried that, its good!
thanks for fixing the pics!!!!! brill K:-)--<

matt thanks for fixing the pics! cheers K

Been doing that for years, except I do it over a drill gauge. With the drill gauge you can also punch thin plastic.
The hex keys work also, and so does taking a set screw and heating a piece of sprue and mashing it into the set screw. You'll end up with a thicker hex, for either a hex head bolt or a nut, simply glue in place, drill a smaller hole in the center, and insert a thin piece of sprue to represent the bolt itself.

yup!

danke for the pics and tips

no worries mate! i figured most would know this already but some also might not! so i figured i'd do my bit to enrich our hobby dont want to teach anyone to suck eggs! K

Hi there Kenaz

Thanks for the neat idea!

... maybe a bit off subject... has anyone got a way to tackle aircraft rivets? - raised, not flush or indented...

Cheers

Rowan

Hmm .thats a tough one rowan?
the only thing i have always done is to lightly push in a very sharp small gauge sewing nedle softly into the plastic it creates welts around the crater made by it looking like a tiny rivet. thats me about stumped.

hey im tryin to make small rivets but cant grab em.
how do i do it.

hey mate just push in the drill bit quite hard
it'lltake it almost all the way through
then grab and pull the sheet of lead foil not the rivet itself it should then seperate from the sheet easily
leaving the tiny Disc behind !
hope i helped ? K

That's an awesome tip!

One Question though... Where can I find lead foil? An arts and Crafts store, or shouls my LHS have it?

Rob < 5th SS... lol

i would think you LHS would have it
or mail order it from VLS
you can also get some similar stuff from some wine bottles and also some brands of toothpaste tubes

At your dentist :-) Inside the bite wings (XRay) is a small strip of lead foil. Ask your dentist or hygenist if they will save some of these for you. My wife works for a dentist, and I get mine there.

Patrick

How lucky is that! excellent
i'll bear that in mind !