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Old 09-25-2008, 08:34 AM
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Re: How to produce your own rivets

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Originally Posted by hirofkd
You can file and sharpen the tip to make the job easier (and the pencil will still work). I have modified mechanical pencils in 0.3mm and 0.5 mm sizes.
I sharpened mine too.

I also replaced the lead with a length of brass wire of the same diameter, now it doesn't break and I can use more pressure to make a decent indent in the rivet as i push it out.

Regards, Dan
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