Thread: Copper bifurcated (split) rivets.

Originally Posted by 123rover50

Series owners need these to fix the webbing bonnet to rad panel strip.
You used to be able to buy them everywhere in the "old" days.
Where have they gone too?
I have contacted fastening suppliers and half them dont know what I am talking about.
They are available in the US and UK but does anyone know of an Oz supplier?

Keith

Keith,

Try a leather supplier or saddle repairer.
They were used years ago in the making of saddles & harnesses.

I've found them from a supplier in Melbourne (Lefflers) but......they are copper plated steel. Leffler Leather | Upholstery Leather | Cowhide Rugs | Saddle Leather | Leathercraft

Scotts Old Auto Rubber list them from memory but you might need to contact your bank first before you order.

I know you're looking for an Australian supply but...
Years ago I dealt with a company in the UK it was called the Bifurcated & Tubular Rivet Company Bif and Tub they might be able to supply.
If not I saw an advert in The Model Engineer for another rivet supplier in the UK.

I managed to anneal and re-use my original rivets.



Colin

I get mine from a old time hardware store in the main street of Nowra.
There is old stock it store and a even older bloke who knows what I wanted.
Younger people go whats that........bifurcated ?
Try Marathon spares(ww2 jeep parts suppliers)( located Northern NSW)
They deliver in a few days and the prices are usually OK.
WW2 jeeps use bifurcated rivets on top of the radiator to hold a canvas bonnet wear strip.
They are also used in the jerrycan holder strap on a WW2 jeep as well.
WW2 jeep parts are easy to get.
Could try a brake supply place, as brake shoe rivets may do the job.
( only larger trucks tend to use rivets these days)

Originally Posted by 101 Ron

Could try a brake supply place, as brake shoe rivets may do the job.

The brake shoe rivets I have used were tubular hollow ones, which required upsetting with a hammer and are probably not the best thing to use.

Let me know how you get on Keith - I only have the copper-coated steel ones, which are a pain to bend,

Cheers Charlie

I got some from UK ebay three or so years ago. I think they may be brass rather than copper though. Still haven't fitted the new rubbing strip yet

how quickly you need them keith?

i have a heap of them in a box, in a container that is yet to be unpacked...

I was just thinking that they would be good for you to import from the UK and sell through the shop.
I am no hurry, a month or two yet.

Keith

It occurs to me that for anyone with a lathe, although inefficient, it would not be particularly difficult to make the small number required.

In my 2a the strip is held in place by brass cotter pins, that are a reasonable approximation to the copper rivets.

John

Originally Posted by 123rover50

Series owners need these to fix the webbing bonnet to rad panel strip.
You used to be able to buy them everywhere in the "old" days.
Where have they gone too?
I have contacted fastening suppliers and half them dont know what I am talking about.
They are available in the US and UK but does anyone know of an Oz supplier?

Keith

if your carefull use the old ones jim