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Scale Rivets

Scale Rivets
Here’s how to simulate rows of equally spaced rivets. The rivet tool is just a brass tube, sharpened and soldered into a tube handle that has a brass disk at the top. The disk allows pressure to be applied while the tool is twirled. The spacing gauge is a strip of metal or plastic with equally spaced holes that have been filed out to a V-shape. Adapted from 400 Great R/C Modeling Tips by Jim...

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