On Mon, 3 Jan 2005 11:48:54 -0500, "Dave in MD"
wrote:

I need to peen over some 1/16" aluminum rivets, and was just wondering if
there is an ideal tool for this to get the shank to "mushroom" nicely?

Thanks for any advice,
Dave

Rivet set.

Make your own out of a chunk of steel with an indentation in one end
made by pressing a ball bearing into the annealed surface. Harden,
temper and Bob's your uncle.

(Or you can cheat and buy them.)

--RC
"Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells
'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets
fly with a club.
-- John W. Cambell Jr.