[Closed] Sourcing solid steel rivets

Try asking for samples ? You might get lucky

Hadn't thought of that.

Anyone got any other ideas?

Any industrial heritage people about by you

Like museums or historical railways

I'm not building a steam train!

I think I'll just try phoning round a few suppliers and see if someone takes pity on me.

You may need to go imperial and size accordingly. I get mine from those guys

http://www.glrkennions.co.uk/snap-head-countersunk-rivets.html

http://www.glrkennions.co.uk/snap-head-countersunk-rivets.html

I see they keep their knobs between their non-corrosive balls and their lubricants.

I've checked my collection and can't help, sorry.

I've checked my collection and can't help, sorry.

Thanks anyway.

No more nails?

eBay's usually good for stuff like that, but you might have to wait for delivery from China.

300mm x 4mm steel rod + hacksaw

http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-4mm-Multi-purpose-Drawn-Steel-Round-Rod-1000mm/p/188303?CAWELAID=120135120000016398&CAGPSPN=pla&CAAGID=42100067008&CATCI=pla-18283950120&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=&utm_campaign=&tmcampid=&tmad=c&tmplaceref=TYbNDU6o&tmcustom=mkwid|sTYbNDU6o_dc|pcrid|160415398257|kword||match||plid|&gclid=COfJ5OSc5tICFW0A0wodr8QKew&plid=&pcrid=160415398257&mkwid=sTYbNDU6o_dc&match=&kword=

I need about half a dozen 4mm diameter 35mm long solid steel rivets. This is proving surprisingly difficult, partly because most of the places selling them deal in hundreds or thousands.

You're trying cake shops??

Are these real rivets or pop rivets? Pop rivets have to be hollow as the head pulls through a sleeve to expand it.

I got stainless steel rivets from eBay, not too expensive and much stronger than alloy.

Are these real rivets or pop rivets

Real rivets that you hammer to form a head.

Cromwell tools list steel rivets
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That^sort of thing?

I dropped a couple of rusty rivets down the loo earlier today, sorry!

That^sort of thing?

Yes. Cheers

Cromwell tools list steel rivets

Cromwell have exactly what I was looking for and not too expensive at £12.80 for 250! Given that it is to fix ice axes that cost about £170 each I think that's justifiable despite me only needing a few.

Thanks.