As I edge closer to retirement and how much time I'm going to spend with trains, both running and fixing/rehabilitating, I would like to learn how to rivet. Are there any books, videos, websites, whatever that I can look at. I already know about Carl's Toy Trains.
I am very mechanically minded but for some reason I can't seem to visualize what's needed.
Thanks,
Frank
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The rivet press is a must for any serious repair work. Finding an original or a repro press may be difficult and expensive. When I started out, I bought a Harbor Freight 1 ton arbor press for $35, bored the ram for the 3/8” dies, cross drilled and tapped it for a thumb screw and modified the base to accept the anvils. You will need a set of dies and anvils but you can get away by selecting just a few pieces. The arbor press can be to press wheels on. Another route is to use the Brakemans Riveter, https://www.rivetin.com
Always check YouTube. "Riveting for toy trains" and the like. You will get a lot of hits the "detail rivets" too. There is a riveting kit at Hobby Lobby, apparently.
YouTube has many useful videos on many things.
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