This why you want to pick up those old well made hand tools like reamers and all types of metal tools when you see them cheap at a yard sale. They may be invaluable later.
Never hold a piece of metal with your hand when drilling with a drill press if it gets caught it can spin the metal now you have a spining blade I've seen someone have to go to the E.R from that use a clamp or weight. The counter sink tool we call that one a rose bud and use it to deburr in aerospace great video i enjoyed it.
I am sure he is well aware of how to use his tools. Why is it everyone becomes a safety Nazi on you tube? In all fairness he is drilling a soft gumming type of metal that will never “catch” when drilling as slow as he is. I think I am going to start a new award for safety Nazis and call it the Peoples PC a-hole of the day award.
@@kwhp1507 LOL! Spot on, and the safety nazis kinda seem like a 'variant' of the SJW's and social media "Moral Narcissists"... aka, "I have The Truth®, and I'm Entitled!" ;-p
@@kwhp1507 I see these warnings as being for dumbasses like me who watch these videos but don't have all the experience/skills etc. that he has. I appreciate them 🤷♂️
This is exactly what I was looking for ... Fantastic idea! And thanks for the very quiet video with your calm voice and no blaring music in the background! Thanks so much!
The idea to do this with your own stock is cool! Never occurred to me. Recently I was cleaning up my favorite pliers to give to my son, and suddenly noticed the beautiful rivet that holds the two halves together - virtually invisible when ground flat and polished, and taken for granted by me. That led me to bump into your nice best-practice sharing video. Thank you!
that was exactly the information i needed to repair an aluminum piece that was probably riveted in the same way.. only knowing pop rivets so far, this was the perfect how-to for me :) thanks a lot for taking the time to share this.
Steve, great tip many thanks for this. Am building a PC case from the ground up and was breaking my head on how to hide rivets, you just made my day ;-) Cheers
Fantastic! I also never knew this was how it could be finished. Any Gruman body truck or jet has billion of these. Little did I know this could be a DYI. Thanks for taking the time and using your skills to make this video. Reading the comments you can now call yourself the best educator on RUclips. I'm 68 and had no clue. Thumbs up n subscribed.
With all of today's exotic tech, thx much for the reminder about the value of basic rivets... such a simple yet venerable fastening method, and as old as the use of metal itself.
Thank you so much. I wish I had seen this before the "YOU CAN WELD ALUMINUM SUPER EASY WITH THESE RODS!!!!" videos. Half of my welds (brazing?) failed. My surface where cleaned well. I think it had to do with the aluminum being to thick to maintain the heat. It was L shaped 1"X 1 and 1/4" and roughly 3/16" thick. I was attaching 3" wide straps that where thin. Even with MAP gas it wouldn't get hot enought to consistently "weld" bond together. Steves rivets seem like a better solution for mechanical bonding.
Great Job! Thank you for making this video. Easy to listen to and to understand. Would just like a list of your equipment with simple description so that us Newbies can get find or buy what you have in your workshop to make the rivets.
In additional to my previous comment in the aeorospace technology the solid rivet is used instead of welding like aircraft fuselage such as Boeing etc. using basic tools nearly The difference is mini pneumatic 1.4 kg hammer ( price is $30) and bucking bar instead of hammer and vise earl years flush rivets are hand made for steam tanks with basic tools
I can see the same flush surface rivets setup on my old hack 5" engineer's set square. It's had a hard life abused by many but still gives an accurate 90 degrees. The newer set i recently bought (clean shiny and of small sizes) appear to have all been brased-welded with no sign of any rivets. I bet that if they were ever dropped that's the end of them for accuracy.
I think a little more metal in the head of the rivet would have held the pieces together better and kept the metal from bending. It was only able to bend because the rivet failed. A little more counter-sink would have done the job. But the rest of your work is exceptional and I learned a few tips from you to help me out in the future. Thanks.
One of the highest quality and most useful and informative videos on RUclips. An excellent educational work. Thank you!
Countersink it to 100 degrees and you'll get a far stronger joint, aviation practice .
This why you want to pick up those old well made hand tools like reamers and all types of metal tools when you see them cheap at a yard sale. They may be invaluable later.
Never hold a piece of metal with your hand when drilling with a drill press if it gets caught it can spin the metal now you have a spining blade I've seen someone have to go to the E.R from that use a clamp or weight. The counter sink tool we call that one a rose bud and use it to deburr in aerospace great video i enjoyed it.
I am sure he is well aware of how to use his tools. Why is it everyone becomes a safety Nazi on you tube? In all fairness he is drilling a soft gumming type of metal that will never “catch” when drilling as slow as he is. I think I am going to start a new award for safety Nazis and call it the Peoples PC a-hole of the day award.
@@kwhp1507 Because he can't flex in real life so he has to flex his safety knowledge on RUclips.
@@kwhp1507 LOL! Spot on, and the safety nazis kinda seem like a 'variant' of the SJW's and social media "Moral Narcissists"... aka, "I have The Truth®, and I'm Entitled!" ;-p
@@kwhp1507 I see these warnings as being for dumbasses like me who watch these videos but don't have all the experience/skills etc. that he has. I appreciate them 🤷♂️
@Kevin Hanes I am not so he saved me fron having to go to er
Dang...that was actually pretty cool. Thanks for posting.
This is exactly what I was looking for ... Fantastic idea! And thanks for the very quiet video with your calm voice and no blaring music in the background! Thanks so much!
This is a wonderful technique, beautifully demonstrated.
Thank you.
very nice presentation. No music, just quite spoken demonstration and explanations. Beautiful, Thanks Steve
Beautiful finished product, very cool. Thanks!
Beautiful! I hadn't seen this before! Thanks Steve!
The idea to do this with your own stock is cool! Never occurred to me. Recently I was cleaning up my favorite pliers to give to my son, and suddenly noticed the beautiful rivet that holds the two halves together - virtually invisible when ground flat and polished, and taken for granted by me. That led me to bump into your nice best-practice sharing video. Thank you!
that was exactly the information i needed to repair an aluminum piece that was probably riveted in the same way.. only knowing pop rivets so far, this was the perfect how-to for me :) thanks a lot for taking the time to share this.
This is an awesome instructional video, just what I was looking for. I'm definitely going to be stealing this is for my next project
Liked the technique, and the total no-nonsense approach. No babbling or extraneous chatter, just right to the point!
Steve, great tip many thanks for this. Am building a PC case from the ground up and was breaking my head on how to hide rivets, you just made my day ;-) Cheers
EXCELLENT TUTORIAL SIR! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS!
Fantastic! I also never knew this was how it could be finished. Any Gruman body truck or jet has billion of these. Little did I know this could be a DYI. Thanks for taking the time and using your skills to make this video. Reading the comments you can now call yourself the best educator on RUclips. I'm 68 and had no clue. Thumbs up n subscribed.
Incredible Skill .... The 2 Rivets are Almost Invisible and made Strongly joined as well ! Wonderful & THANKS !
Really nice, great explanation including pounding it apart.
It is very apparent that you have done this many times. Thank you.
Very cool technique! Looks great once it's filed. Thanks for sharing I'll be using this for sure.
Very cool technique and super satisfying to watch.
Very good presentation, Steve, thank you
Appreciate the attention to every detail. Thanks.
Exactly what I needed. Thanks, Steve.
Very well explained; Thank you very much Steve; Much appreciated.
That's brilliant, mate. First I've seen this technique. So simple and economic.
That's amazing Steve. Thanks a lot!!
Excellent demo, I picked up a couple of tricks, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
That was the coolest thing I've seen in metal work on you tube
I like that you expanded both sides at once.
Thanks Steve. Very helpful and informative!
With all of today's exotic tech, thx much for the reminder about the value of basic rivets... such a simple yet venerable fastening method, and as old as the use of metal itself.
Should use the ball side of the hammer to pound rivets.. causes the metal to spread out more in your countersunk hole.
Love that demo,and I don't even do metalwork!😊👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much. I wish I had seen this before the "YOU CAN WELD ALUMINUM SUPER EASY WITH THESE RODS!!!!" videos. Half of my welds (brazing?) failed. My surface where cleaned well. I think it had to do with the aluminum being to thick to maintain the heat. It was L shaped 1"X 1 and 1/4" and roughly 3/16" thick. I was attaching 3" wide straps that where thin. Even with MAP gas it wouldn't get hot enought to consistently "weld" bond together. Steves rivets seem like a better solution for mechanical bonding.
Fantastic result, well done!
....thank YOU very much !! very precise work !!! kinde refards from Switzerland !!
Magical! Great demo.
Excellent idea! Thank you for sharing. I'm sharing it too.
Great Job! Thank you for making this video. Easy to listen to and to understand. Would just like a list of your equipment with simple description so that us Newbies can get find or buy what you have in your workshop to make the rivets.
Very good instructional video, thanks for passing on your skills.
Thank you. Used my first rivet today.
in the 70's i learned to use the ball end of the hammer , but then again it was mostly on steel , not as soft as alloy . good vid , thanks
its not what I was looking for but what a nice finish job. I was impressed when the rivet nearly disappeared into the metal.
Thanks! That's a great idea. Very clean look. I need to work on my hammer skills to pull that off. Wow!
excellent demonstration, cool technique
That’s incredible advice...THANK you
You can only see the rivets because they are a different alloy of aluminum. Great video.
Great Video, Great information, Thank you for posting
Superb work ^_^ very educational. Thank you very much!
I learn something today for sure..Thanks.
In additional to my previous comment
in the aeorospace technology
the solid rivet is used instead of welding like aircraft fuselage such as Boeing etc.
using basic tools nearly
The difference is mini pneumatic 1.4 kg hammer ( price is $30) and bucking bar instead of hammer and vise
earl years flush rivets are hand made for steam tanks with basic tools
I can see the same flush surface rivets setup on my old hack 5" engineer's set square. It's had a hard life abused by many but still gives an accurate 90 degrees. The newer set i recently bought (clean shiny and of small sizes) appear to have all been brased-welded with no sign of any rivets. I bet that if they were ever dropped that's the end of them for accuracy.
Well done....Professional job. Thanks
Thank you for this nice trick :)
Great video. Thanks for the tips!
Thanks I'll be using this Technic on my next project.
Wow thanks for this video, awesome trick 👍
Wow! That was impressive
Excelente!!! una lección más aprendida, muchas gracias!
Nice photography!
That’s very impressive and could be equally useful.
Excellent tutorial.
thanks for the video , excellent work .
Wow that is awesome. Thanks for sharing
How cool was that! Wizard!!!
Thanks Steve!!
You can make amazing tools using brass bars and copper rivets using this technique. I still have mine from carpentry school.
Excellent job!
That was amazing. Thank you.
I think a little more metal in the head of the rivet would have held the pieces together better and kept the metal from bending. It was only able to bend because the rivet failed. A little more counter-sink would have done the job. But the rest of your work is exceptional and I learned a few tips from you to help me out in the future. Thanks.
A steeper angle with a regular countersink bit would have left more supporting material.
You can’t countersink to the point of a knife edge because it will cause rivet shearing
All that beautiful work, then destroy it at the end. Lol. Great vid!
Great technique thanks!
That is SOOO cool!
Very well presented.
nicely done.
great tutorial!
This is great! thank you.
When filing aluminium you get a better finish if you put chalk on the file.
Great tip, thanks!
great video thank you
thanks! neat and informative
Good stuff. Thanks
Good stuff....thank you!
This is perfect thank you
Thanks for the info!
Excellent. Thank you for this tutorial!
Excellent!
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👍🏾i didnt even see the joint
Bonjour. Très bonne vidéo. Merci.
Very good
Thanks! Amazing!
perfection!
Are you a magician? I'll rephrase that: you are a magician.
Excellent!!!
Wow! Thanks!
nicely done
so nice!
This is great Thank You! 0:39 Any particular type and size of rod? Are these generally available at home depot?
Great hack..thanks 😷👍