A tool for rivetting

**AlexandraBuckle** · 28-10-2009, 05:20 PM

well the one i used is really just like a small light ball pein.

**Di Sandland** · 28-10-2009, 05:37 PM

i used an upturned ball pein hammer held in a vice to rest the underside of the rivet on

what a brilliant ruse! Okay, so maybe I'm not superior in every way

**AlexandraBuckle** · 28-10-2009, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by Moon Cottage

what a brilliant ruse! Okay, so maybe I'm not superior in every way

hurrah!!! i came up with a useful tip!!

**Solunar Silver Studio** · 28-10-2009, 06:36 PM

This is a brilliant tutorial on how to put whole, one piece, silver tube inserts into glass beads...complete with instructions for a nifty little tool...the Fat Finger Stand! It has taken me ages to find it again...so enjoy the sheer brilliance of it!! Rivet Tutorial (Da pretty silva bit) - Lampwork Etc.

**Milomade** · 28-10-2009, 06:43 PM

wow that looks great - not got time to read it all now as I've got to go and cook dinner, but will have a good read of it over the w/e - I love indepth tutorials with pictures like that!

**Solunar Silver Studio** · 28-10-2009, 06:48 PM

Yeah - me too!! And I love DIY tools that only cost pennies...that's why I remembered it.

**Di Sandland** · 28-10-2009, 09:41 PM

Well, I suppose the Fat Finger Stand makes a nice change from the Fat Balls Bucket, Bee

**Pandanimal** · 29-10-2009, 06:31 AM

I have just bought an impress bead liner and have used it once so far with copper tubing. The copper tubing split probably because I didn't go gentle enough. I need to get a sharper tube cutter too before I try again. It is highly recommended by many of the lampworkers I know but, you would need to look carefully at the peg sizes available to make sure there was one the right size (inner diameter of your tube) for your project.

**Solunar Silver Studio** · 29-10-2009, 06:56 AM

Originally Posted by Moon Cottage

Well, I suppose the Fat Finger Stand makes a nice change from the Fat Balls Bucket, Bee

Do you detect a recurring theme here??? Do I just get drawn to anything containing fat?? Or is it a case of like attracting like??

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