[Harp-L] Arbor press for rivets?

[Joseph Leone]

> On Sep 25, 2018, at 3:59 PM, Joseph Leone <3N037 at xxxxx> wrote:
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> You would need a pin about 1/16th.” in dia with a spire point. As soon as the rivet makes it HALF way out of the plate, remove reed by taking a small pen knife to pry the reed out. 
> To SET reeds you need a nail filed flat on the tip at least 1/8th.” in diameter. 

Also, professor Vern Smith has come up with a ridiculously inexpensive tool, which, with a bit of adjustments and small blocks of wood will put ALL the tool makers out of business.

smo-joe
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>> On Sep 25, 2018, at 3:06 PM, David Pearce via Harp-L <harp-l at xxxxx> wrote:
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>> Does anyone know if an Arbor press could be used to press harmonica reed rivets?    
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>> Best Regards,
>> David Pearce
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