Use of the rivet set: A rivet set is a piece of steel 5 ins. long, 3⁄4 in. wide and 3⁄8 in. thick, tapering a little toward the top end. In the large end of this tool, and to one side, is a 1⁄8-in. hole drilled about 3⁄8 in. deep; on the other side is a counter-sunk hole about 1⁄4 in. in diameter and 1⁄16 in. deep. This hole is used for drawing the rivet up through and closing the openings between the parts to be riveted, previous to flattening the end. (See [picture of stove pipe].) The counter-sunk hole is made to shape the head after it is flattened. Tinners use it often for punching holes in thin metal, such as tin and galvanized iron, and it's one of the methods used for punching holes when making or mending stove pipes, and similar shaped pieces.
Rivet set. Punching holes in a stove pipe and riveting
To rivet a stove pipe: Place the rivet on the stake and put the iron pipe over the rivet about where the hole should be. Tip the pipe so it will rest on the rivet. Tap lightly over the rivet. This will mark the spot where the rivet is to go. Drive down the rivet set over this mark and the rivet will be forced through the pipes into the hole of the rivet set. The hole is made and the rivet placed at the same time. Flatten the projecting end, put the counter-sunk hole on the top of this flattened end, and you can shape it up like a round button.
LARGE SERVING TRAY WITH RIVETED HANDLES
A tray as large as this one is most useful in the home for serving tea, ice cream, etc.
Material: No. 20 copper, 12 × 18 ins. Four pieces of copper, 31⁄2 × 2 ins. Silver wire for rivets 4 × 1⁄8 in. in diameter.