Small hand-held pruning shears ("loppers"?). Two halves held together
with a spring and a rivet. Inexpensive, but it served well for
some years.

Rivet has loosened up, unit tends to bind up instead of cutting.
Wondering about possible repair.

I think I layed the shears flat and hammered the face of rivet last
season to tighten it up. Didn't last long.

Pop the rivet out and try, say, a bolt and locking nut?

Other ideas? I hate to throw tools away ...

Thx,
Peetie

"Peetie Wheatstraw" wrote in message
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Small hand-held pruning shears ("loppers"?). Two halves held together
with a spring and a rivet. Inexpensive, but it served well for
some years.

Rivet has loosened up, unit tends to bind up instead of cutting.
Wondering about possible repair.

I think I layed the shears flat and hammered the face of rivet last
season to tighten it up. Didn't last long.

Pop the rivet out and try, say, a bolt and locking nut?

Other ideas? I hate to throw tools away ...

Thx,
Peetie


I'd go with the nut & bolt idea. That's what real pruning shears use:
http://www.felcostore.com/pruners.jsp

Good gardening stores carry Felco. Maybe go take a look at the exact
arrangement of the hardware that holds them together. Better yet, buy a
pair. You'll be so much happier.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
"Peetie Wheatstraw" wrote in message
...
Small hand-held pruning shears ("loppers"?). Two halves held together
with a spring and a rivet. ...
Rivet has loosened up, ... Wondering about possible repair.

....
Pop the rivet out and try, say, a bolt and locking nut?
....

I'd go with the nut & bolt idea. ...

For long term joy, get a hardened bolt and a wave washer from the auto
supply and with a nylon-insert nut you'll have friction control as well.

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I agree that the long term solution is the bolt/nut/washer deal, but
I've repaired scissors by gently resetting the rivet. No reason you
couldn't do that here. Just don't over do it, or it will bind up even
worse!