Replacing the celluloid lens in a prewar Delta Torpedo light.

[cyclingday]

Hansen was the first place I looked, and they didn’t have any that were that small.
Every site I looked at only had split/bifurcated rivets that were about twice the size actually needed.
Nobody that I found made any that were that small.
I’m sure, they would make them to order, but that would probably be something like a 5,000 count minimum.
I was going to check my local Model Train shop, because they usually have all kinds of interesting hardware in miniature, but they’ve been closed for vacation.

So, what to do, when you strike out?

Make your own.

 

[falconer]

A Dremel works wonders in this type of situation. You can make your rivet heads as small as you want, or works good for splitting them too. Had to start the split on some fender brace rivets. Worked well, and i got them tight!