Riveting and forming the dome head

The video shows forming dome head rivets on a 5" gauge Stirling Single Locomotive frames

[@edwardlewsey3954]

Really straightforward and clear video, very helpful thanks for making it!

[@johnkinnane547]

G’day and greetings from Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺 I know that this video is now two years old it was great to see how you go about it as I have a lot of riveting to do you articulated that very well so thank you kind regards John Kinnane

[@engineeringmodeller]

Thanks for your kind comment.

[@williamsworkshopuk]

Thank you for the video! So just to be clear, you have the same sized snap above and below?

[@grahamshorrock5558]

Yes same size above and below. Often the commercial snap heads are too big and you cant get them on to the rivet head. However you can make your own, use silver steel put a small indentation in the end with a drill. Then heat to red hot place a ball bearing of the appropriate size and give it a good wack. You now have a dome with the radius of the ball bearing. Harden and temper and you then have a rivet snap of what ever size you need.

[@williamsworkshopuk]

@@grahamshorrock5558 Thank you!

[@BaconbuttywithCheese]

Hi, where would you suggest purchasing good quality metric snaps?

[@engineeringmodeller]

I am not sure I would but it does depend what you are riveting. On my models I found that the commecial snaps were too big and it was better to take my own from silver steel. They are not difficult to make, make a small indentaion in the end of the silver steel using a drill of the right size. Heat to red hot then wack a ball bearing of the size you want and you end up with dome of the correct size. Temper and you have a rivet snap.

[@BaconbuttywithCheese]

@@engineeringmodeller Brilliant and very straightforward. Thank you.

[@union310]

Twist the snap as you tap down and spin the head into the snap for a better surface finish .

[@engineeringmodeller]

That sounds like a great tip, I will give it a try next time. Thanks.