Ped's & Ro Leather Blog

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Saturday, July 14, 2012

Tutorial: Removing 'Quick-set' Rivet

In this section I would like to show how to remove Quick-set/rapid/double-cap rivet. As the rivet is fairly soft, it's actually quite possible to remove them once they are set. This method wouldn't work with solid rivet.

The tools needed is fairly simple:

1) A flat headed screw-driver, with blunt edges
2) A Plier
3) A Pincher tool

Here's the photo to illustrate the steps:

Already fastened rivet securing two leather pieces
















Insert flat headed screw-driver to create space
















Side view of the screw-driver in action
















Space created for the plier to do its job
















Bend the rivet head with a plier
















Side view of the bend rivet
















Bending completed
















Pincher is ready to do its job















Position the pincher around the rivet
















Ensure no leather is on the way
















Rivet head removed
















Job done!
















Rivet pieces

















Close-up






















It's a fairly simple process to remove the rivet, it's also one of the reason why this type of rivet is my second preference for fastening leather.

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