Setting rivets

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Posted by Sherman in Idaho [72.47.153.64] on Thursday, April 30, 2015 at 09:30:53 :

In Reply to: This brings up a good topic. posted by Dan(NH) [73.182.233.210] on Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 21:33:56 :

In that movie of the construction of the Alcan highway, there's some footage of men riveting a bridge together, and the way they do it, it looks easy. No hydraulic squeezer, either. One guy with something like a portable forge heats the rivets bright orange. He grabs them with tongs and tosses them about 20' to the the riveters who catch them, stick them in the holes, and quickly set them with an air hammer. Quicker than putting it together with bolts and nuts. Nothing to it.

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Isn't that the difference between ameture and pro? - Desoto61 11:35:57 04/30/2015

Re: Isn't that the difference between ameture and pro? - Willy-N 12:40:12 04/30/2015

Re: Setting rivets - Don in NH 10:06:52 04/30/2015

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