This one's riveting

[Sheen]

Yes its a similar thing I guess as both require considerable care and attention in the setting up phase.
It took me a long time to accept that if the setting wasn't 100% right it was no good trying to make it work when it came to setting the stone
Riveting doesn't have the same satisfaction for me at the end though as a really well set stone, somehow although in this case Sheen has managed to marry the two lol.

Double the trouble, hee hee!

[Dennis]

Aligning the holes can be done by starting small and reaming with a broach pushed all the way through:
http://www.cooksongold.com/category_...y=broacher+set

[eekoh]

I take it you bought your punches from a hardware store does it matter what size the nail head ones are? I have found a 1/8" and a 1/16" one; i think it was.

There is this set of punches with hammer ending on ebay later today if its of any interest? I have a regular look out on there for vintage jewellers tools but this lot isn't something I need just yet.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-6...MAAOSwXj5au5mW