robert hanford

Hello, I am fairly new to the forum but an avid enthusiast. I would like to purchase a tfs smithy special 3, and am saving up, but am wondering if there is any way of getting around the awful shipping costs?
Any help ideas or comments are much appreciated!
Robert Hanford

Hi, I am looking for a sander polisher that will also accept a wire brush... I saw that some smiths use this instead of an angle grinder which has considerably more rpm.
The problem is that I can't find one at a hardware store or home depot that looks right for a wire brush. Also I have no idea where to look for a stainless steel brush.
Where does one find this sort of thing?

Any help, suggestions much appreciated.

Robert Hanford

Should stick up 1-1/2 - 2 diameters, so a 1/4 inch rivet would stick up 3/8 - 1/2 inch. Hit straight down with a big hammer first, one or two blows. I rarely do rivets under 1/2" hot.



Sorry, I don't understand what you mean by the rivet "collapses". And "peens" is what you do not what the rivet does.

Should stick up 1-1/2 - 2 diameters, so a 1/4 inch rivet would stick up 3/8 - 1/2 inch. Hit straight down with a big hammer first, one or two blows. I rarely do rivets under 1/2" hot.

Should stick up 1-1/2 - 2 diameters, so a 1/4 inch rivet would stick up 3/8 - 1/2 inch. Hit straight down with a big hammer first, one or two blows.

How much of the rivet are you leaving "proud" of the joint before peening? They have to be trimmed to the correct size you know.

Any help much appreciated. I struggle to successfully rivet my tongs. The rivet collapses and never peens right. I am working on my own and fumbling around a lot.... Any advice?