Post by Deleted on Jun 20, 2013 5:40:18 GMT -7
Here is a quick How To that Ghostrider, a buddy of mine from another forum, allowed me to share here with you guys.
"I got a 5cc syringe and a 1 inch 18 ga needle (I was in nursing school at the time and they were readily available, but you can get them at your local ranchers supply store). I ground the end of the needle flat (didn't want to get poked, and it made for better flow control."
"I don't remember amounts (it took mme several tries, and you can play around with the solution, too), but I mixed Elmer's White glue, liquid model glue (not the testors in the orange and white tube), and a touch of water. Without the needle on, I drew the solution into the syringe, put the needle in place, and then squirted a small drop of the solution wherever I wanted a rivet. Basically, I just touched it to the surface, pushed the plunger a little, and pulled the syringe straight back from the surface. It left a little point on it but a quick swipe with some medium-fine sandpaper took that tip off, and left a nice round rivet behind."
"Like I said, you will have to play with the amounts for the solution to get it right, but it does a very nice job. You can also try larger and smaller gauge needles for different effects."
"I'm sure y'all would have thought about this, but just in case...be sure to figure out your spacing before hand. They should be pretty equally spaced, with one in any "corner" and at the tip where there is an angle. And, if you are doing something to look military, remember the government will use 12 screws/rivets to secure a 6"x6" panel (4 corner ones and 2 more on each side) when one in each corner would work fine. This is not a joke - the last radar system I wroked on had a 2ft x 3ft cover panel that had a screw every 2 inches around the edges to hold it in place!"
thanks for letting me share, Ghost!
"I got a 5cc syringe and a 1 inch 18 ga needle (I was in nursing school at the time and they were readily available, but you can get them at your local ranchers supply store). I ground the end of the needle flat (didn't want to get poked, and it made for better flow control."
"I don't remember amounts (it took mme several tries, and you can play around with the solution, too), but I mixed Elmer's White glue, liquid model glue (not the testors in the orange and white tube), and a touch of water. Without the needle on, I drew the solution into the syringe, put the needle in place, and then squirted a small drop of the solution wherever I wanted a rivet. Basically, I just touched it to the surface, pushed the plunger a little, and pulled the syringe straight back from the surface. It left a little point on it but a quick swipe with some medium-fine sandpaper took that tip off, and left a nice round rivet behind."
"Like I said, you will have to play with the amounts for the solution to get it right, but it does a very nice job. You can also try larger and smaller gauge needles for different effects."
"I'm sure y'all would have thought about this, but just in case...be sure to figure out your spacing before hand. They should be pretty equally spaced, with one in any "corner" and at the tip where there is an angle. And, if you are doing something to look military, remember the government will use 12 screws/rivets to secure a 6"x6" panel (4 corner ones and 2 more on each side) when one in each corner would work fine. This is not a joke - the last radar system I wroked on had a 2ft x 3ft cover panel that had a screw every 2 inches around the edges to hold it in place!"
thanks for letting me share, Ghost!
