Making Rivets |
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Aimee Eng |
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To make a row of rivets in styrene, try rigging the drill press as a punch. Place a rod, slightly smaller than the diameter rivet you want, into the chuck. Then clamp a wood jig to the table. The jig will allow you to slide sheet styrene across the table in a linear direction. Mark the center of where the rod hits the jig, and then mark the distance you want between rivets. Then just punch all the styrene from the back and it should press a bump onto the opposite side. See more here. |
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