KenHupp20 Posted August 16, 2011 Share Posted August 16, 2011 I needed some brass # 6 threaded "rivets" and could not find them online so I decided to make my own.I first drilled a series of holes in a piece of firebrick the size of the shank to hold a batch of machine screws. Then wire brushed each and dropped in holes, silver soldered each slot full. In the next step I chucked each up in a cordless 90 degree drill and shaped them on a 1" belt sander,then right to the buffing wheel.It was all pretty quick and easy.The silver solder is barely noticeable.Painted flat black the nuts on the inside do not detract from the appearance of the lamps in MHO . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcar Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Great work KenI am glad to see someone else is prepared to improvise. I am sure that the people who built our cars did not rely on what was available on the "net"...You have every right to be proud of your efforts and the excellent result.Bernie J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhigdog Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Yes, nice work. I love to see ingenuity at work. Just as an aside, the filler you used is more properly called silver braze as opposed to silver bearing lead based solder...........Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpa Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Ken, FYI - Restoration Supply Company sells what they call a "Threaded Rivet" in brass and stainless in sizes from 4-40 to 5/16-24. GrandpaRestoration Supply Company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenHupp20 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Share Posted August 17, 2011 Thank you gentlemen.Grandpa ,RSC seems to skip over the # 6 size in brass ! I didn't want to over-drill the holes.Also by looking at the pic they show ,I think I would have ended up taking down the crown anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcar Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I tend to agree with Ken, what you get from many of the suppliers of modern replacement fixings is simply not correct when compared against the original. Several times in the past I have bought reproduction screws, dome nuts etc only to leave them in the pack unused. Not the right stuff...Bernie J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KenHupp20 Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Amen. I used all the originals I could ,but everything else had to be modified . Step bolts for the fenders and the rivets for the fender back up plates were new but just didn't look right. Any new bolts I used were striped of plating any marking filed off.No wonder it took so long ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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