Amir On Friday I refitted the headbadge to My Holdsworth using a couple of copper rivets that I got from Nick at Lloyds. The rivets were about 1cm long, however I shortened then to 5-6mm including the head.
We put a piece of 1-1/8" steerer tube in the vise to serve as an anvil, then hammered on the rivet's domed head via a drift with a matching depression in the end. It is a two person job- one to hold the frame over the anvil, the other to do the whacking.
I put a dab of silicone gasket behind the badge to damp out any future rattles.
David Benson Auckland New Zealand http://retroride.blogspot.com
________________________________ From: Amir Avitzur <walawalaoxenfree@gmail.com> To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Sent: Monday, 27 July, 2009 12:46:38 AM Subject: [CR] Headbadge Rivet mounting - with hammer/mallet/ ...
I've taken off a lot of headbadges lately in preparation for repaints.
I've also accumulated a stock of NOS rivets.
How are these mounted?
- with a hammer or mallet?
Must something be placed inside the headtube to bump against and cause the rivet to expand?
- all my old Raleighs Headbadge rivets were expanded on the inside. I can't figure out how this was done ... any ideas?
Amir Avitzur Ramat-Gan, Israel _______________________________________________
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