ES - Armoring supplies

[P. Crandall Polk]

forvalaka at juno.com wrote:

> I am building armor and have almost every thing I need.  But I am still
> looking for rivets to make my helmet with though.  Does anyone know where
> I can get rivets?

6 to 8 penny nails. Drill or punch an appropriate size hole. Insert the nail,
cut it off about 1/8" and peen the cut side down until nicely smooth and
rounded.

>From the rules:

d. Rivets used to secure lapped joints will not be placed closer than 1/8 inch
(3.2 mm) from the outer edge of the overlapped piece.

Crandall

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