Copper Rove Drilling Jig For Resizing Rivet Nail Hole Used In Boat Building - 3D Printed 2 Pack

Copper Rove Drilling Jig For Resizing Rivet Nail Hole Used In Boat Building - 3D Printed 2 PackAre you bending a lot of copper nails while trying to rivet? Sometimes the stock hole in a copper rove is just a **little** too tight to drive the nail through, especially for beginners. I have used this 3D printed jig to tightly clamp together a stack of roves so that they can be drilled out a little bit larger. Simply stack the roves inside, screw the cap on and send through the desired drill. Some experimenting is necessary to find the drill that

These tools are both made from 1 1/2" shock-resistant S7 tool steel stock

Made from 1/8" thick C110 copper

which has a deep hole to accept the nail

These are printed in PETG plastic with carbon fiber reinforcement

Rivets are made up of a copper nail and a copper rove

to hold tools close by the tail stock where they are most used

Sometimes the stock hole in a copper rove is just a **little** too tight to drive the nail through

The bucking iron included here has one end slightly rounded for flush nail heads

These are 3D printed trays that pair well with the metal lathe quick change tool holders available in my shop

The mounts slide onto small dovetail shaped bars

It has been hardened and tempered to resist dents

The setter weighs a bit over two pounds (1kg)