Tube Rivets

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

This pendant is attached to the cord by jump rings that run through tube rivets.

Tube Rivets are another method of riveting but, as the name implies, you use a tube as the rivet!  Amazing, isn’t it?  Please see my video on Basic Riveting 101 or check out my technique section for a tutorial on Basic Riveting if you are unsure how to rivet.  Watch my video, How to make Tube Rivets, for an alternative to this text.

So, let’s make a tube riveted piece…

You Need:

Metal to rivet into

Tubing                           

Riveting tool(s)

1. Plumb Bob

2. Commercial Riveting tool

MORE LATER….SORRY


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  1. I’ve wanted to try to do some tube rivets on my own (learned how to do them in a metalsmithing class), but I can’t seem to figure out where I can find the tubing. Do you have a good source you’d be willing to share? Also, where did you get those nifty tube holding/cutting pliers you had in your video? (I’m a tool junkie!) Thanks!

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