At last a riveting tool designed specifically for 5” gauge wagon construction, it consists of two steel lost wax castings replacing the working ends of a pair of commercial mole grips. This gives it the toggle action necessary to exert sufficient force to close rivets. The tool is less than 7 ½” long so is not suitable for heavy riveting but is powerful enough to close 1/16” copper rivets, the largest one would expect to encounter in wagon construction
The main point of this tool however is that it is orientated differently from the other commercially available tools enabling it to get to the vast majority of rivets on a wagon chassis in any order. One jaw has a projecting mounting for the rivet set, enabling it to reach into channel sections.
The tool is available either as a kit, consisting of the two castings, a pair of mole grips, steel for the pivot pin and rivet sets and full instructions, or complete and ready to use with a pair of sets for 1/16” rivets included. These are made from silver steel but left unhardened, I have found that in this state there seems to be no noticeable wear when used on copper rivets.
Price of the kit is £30
Price of the finished tool £65
