02-28-2019, 02:52 PM
(02-27-2019, 08:29 PM)morzh Wrote: ........This is one of the 4 rivets; I used a thick awl with a small metal bar as fulcrum, and unbent the two curls one by one, straighten them with pliers and voila. No real damage to wood either.
I wonder if I could reuse thm, tbey have that patina........
Good save Mike, that's the first Zenith handle rivet I've seen removed. I don't see why they couldn't be reused unless a side breaks off from being re-bent.
John KK4ZLF
Lexington, KY
"illegitimis non carborundum"