llavalle
Well Known Member
I decided to make my own back riveting plate for a couple of reasons that included saving on shipping and having it the size I wanted...
I got the plate yesterday.. It's hot rolled steel (could not find any cold rolled steel), 5/16 thick, brand new... It's never been outside. It's coated with a red oxide primer.
This is how it was when I got it :
Then, after 1 hour of sanding with a orbital sander, the result was that :
I only did the left side.
Got a couple of questions for people who did their own plate...
1-I started with 220 grid sand paper... The plate was already quite smooth but the primer was really hard to remove. Should I start with rougher paper?
2-I tested back riveting on it on a scrap piece... this is how things came up :
As you can see, the texture of the plate did show up on the rivet's head... The riveting tape helped a bit I think... but I'm not sure.
Is this satisfactory?? I was able to get to the shiny metal on one edge of the plate... but I doubt I'll be able to get to it on the whole surface... From the look of it, it seems the top of the plate is filled with small holes...
My brother works for a machine shop, he can probably use a face mill to make things better... do you think it could work?
Thanks
I got the plate yesterday.. It's hot rolled steel (could not find any cold rolled steel), 5/16 thick, brand new... It's never been outside. It's coated with a red oxide primer.
This is how it was when I got it :
Then, after 1 hour of sanding with a orbital sander, the result was that :
I only did the left side.
Got a couple of questions for people who did their own plate...
1-I started with 220 grid sand paper... The plate was already quite smooth but the primer was really hard to remove. Should I start with rougher paper?
2-I tested back riveting on it on a scrap piece... this is how things came up :
As you can see, the texture of the plate did show up on the rivet's head... The riveting tape helped a bit I think... but I'm not sure.
Is this satisfactory?? I was able to get to the shiny metal on one edge of the plate... but I doubt I'll be able to get to it on the whole surface... From the look of it, it seems the top of the plate is filled with small holes...
My brother works for a machine shop, he can probably use a face mill to make things better... do you think it could work?
Thanks