I wonder if someone have used Plastructs Rivet Tool HT-90, HT-92 or HT-94 to make rivets? Please tell me what you think about it.
Never heard of it. You got the name, the part numbers and a computer.
Yes I have a computer and?
Electro, I think he means go do some googling. [swg]
I do indeed.
No, I think he’s asking if anyone has one or has used one. We can all go to the Plastruct site and look it up, but they’re not going to give you an unbiased description of how well it works. For example, what do they mean by “thin” plastic?
MisterBeasley, Exactly what I mean. Nothing beats first hand experience. I already did some googling before I asked this question but could not find any info about it.
To answer the question, HT-90, 92 and 94 are pounce wheels (also called ponce wheels). They’re nothing more than a watch gear on a handle, used to emboss rivets onto thin (.005") styrene or brass.
I’ve got a set. They suck. The “rivets” aren’t round, but rectangular, and it’s almost impossible to maintain an even enough pressure on the tools to yield completely even rivets. And it’s VERY hard to keep the thing from skating around on the material you’re embossing!
My advice is to stay away from them and either use a NWSL “Riveter”, which will give you consistant, even, perfectly placed embossed rivets, or to hand apply each rivet onto the surface by hand, using either Tichy rivets or hand-harvested rivets from an old body shell (the athearn boxcar works great).
If you DO want to try the pounce wheels yourself, don’t bother buying the Plastructy ones for $10.50 apiece. You can get all three as a set from Micro Mark for $16.95 (their stock number is 15200).
Wow, did this thread bounce around. I thought his question was straightforward…
It was. I was just bein funny.
here is some info on the NWSL RIVETER
If you’re serious about making rivets, this is probably about the best thing to use.
http://www.ares-server.com/Ares/Ares.asp?MerchantID=RET01229&Action=Catalog&Type=Product&ID=60643
And remember to count them!!! I can’t stress this step enough.