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<div dir="auto">I did similar but the buck was an alloy. Worked well on the tubular rivet but I get oil leaking out the rivet holes. Re-did them using sealer but still leak.</div><div dir="auto">Any ideas before Dave rivers his and this Dave tries again?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Thanks,</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Dave W</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">'59 :()</div><div dir="auto">'59 MGA 1500</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Burlington WI </div><div dir="auto">"Pay It Forward"</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="composer_signature" dir="auto"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757" dir="auto">Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S8, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone</div></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="auto" style="font-size:100%;color:#000000"><div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Eric Russell <ejrussell@mebtel.net> </div><div>Date: 8/4/20 1:32 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: mgs@autox.team.net, dave@ranteer.com </div><div>Subject: Re: [Mgs] rivets without holes </div><div><br></div></div>I bought a package from McMaster-Carr a few years ago. I have lots left.<br><br>Send me your mailing address & I will put a few in envelope.<br><br>To set the rivets I made a buck with a length of hardwood. Drill a small <br>divot in the end, clamp the piece of wood in a vise, position the rivet <br>head in the divot - through the ID plate & valve cover and peen over the <br>end of the rivet. I started it by using a center punch in the end of the <br>rivet then peened it over with a ball peen hammer.<br><br>Eric Russell<br>Mebane, NC<br><br>On 8/4/2020 2:00 PM, mgs-request@autox.team.net wrote:<br>> Date: Tue, 4 Aug 2020 10:34:17 -0500<br>> From: "dave" <dave@ranteer.com><br>> To: <mgs@autox.team.net><br>> Subject: [Mgs] rivets without holes<br>> Message-ID: <003401d66a74$b83cc7f0$28b657d0$@ranteer.com><br>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"<br>><br>> ISTR there was a thread a while back about rivets without holes in them<br>> (i.e. solid tops). I need to rivet in the metal plates on the valve cover<br>> and I would like to do it correctly.<br>><br>> <br>><br>> Can someone help me out?<br><br>_______________________________________________<br><br>Mgs@autox.team.net<br>Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html<br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br><br>Archive: http://www.team.net/pipermail/mgs http://autox.team.net/archive<br><br>Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/dwoerpel@wi.net<br></body></html>