Thread: Found small stainless washers and new peening mathod

Dear Members,

I have not been a contributor to this page before because I haven’t really had anything to contribute but now I have something you will like and I think it is what everybody has been looking for (see pictures).

Number one, I have found some stainless washers that are small.
(see pic 4 with normal brass and domed washer)


Fastener Express - Socket Head Cap Screws, Metric Screws , Fasteners and Anodize - Flat Washers Stainless Steel

When I first got them I thought ,no way but soon found…WAY!!

I also found the peening of these pins barbaric, in a way…thinking that there had to be a better way I started experimenting and was about to give up and looked on my wall in my shop and noticed an old engraving tool. Well it isn’t going to do any more engraving because after I ground the diamond tip off and rounded it slightly and polished it…I had my self a little rivit gun. Yeah …and it works really good, with the new washers too. The razor in the picture is using the new peening method and using a domed washer I made.
(see pic 3)



Also, I got a acrap of leather and glued it to a small piece of plywood and found that if you put a little Mothers on it; it will polish up pins and washers like you wouldn’t believe. (see picture 1)

Looking forward to your feedback .

Feel free to email me.

Stingray

blowout123@juno.com

Ordered 500 to try them out Thanks for the link...

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Ordered 500 to try them out Thanks for the link...

lol, I ordered the exact same amount. If these are the right size I certainly won't miss trying to retain old stainless washers from unpinning so that I can keep the original look.

altered engraving tool for peening, I am intrigued. I wonder what the limitations are, as far as how hard it hits and if it will destroy some materials. I'm wondering how much damage that may do to scales if you miss the head of the pin. Yet I would easily invest in such a tool if more tests wer done.

Thanks! That seems pretty interesting. It also looks relatively simple but it would be neat if you had a video of your process.

I agree. A video is the thing. Show us how its done!

Very interesting, I will definitely look into this.

Thanks, going to try them out. Never hurts to have different O.D. sizes. I ordered the brass and stainless#0...interesting to see how sized.

Talk about OCD. I just measured a Microfasteners FWS00 & OD is .165"
They're also offering a FWSS0, OD is .125"
The Fastener Express one has an OD of .094 -.114"

There ya go 3 size variations

The ex-engraver rivet hammer sounds like a great idea, and I can't see how it would be any more likely to damage the scales than hitting the thing several hundred times with a hammer. But if you have a lathe, or something like the Dremel rotary tool would hold the plunger central enough, why not make the end concave? It would stay in place on the rivet head better, and reduce the work of finishing it when the hammering is over..