I suspect it would be harder to drill a nice hole in a 1/8" nail than it was to just peen over the flat end of one.butlersrangers wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:48 pm With thanks and apologies to Parashooter, this might work for clumsy guys, like me!
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I suspect it would be harder to drill a nice hole in a 1/8" nail than it was to just peen over the flat end of one.butlersrangers wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 4:48 pm With thanks and apologies to Parashooter, this might work for clumsy guys, like me!
Since classic "JB Weld" is, I think, nothing more than epoxy with some steel filings added, I wouldn't expect to find enough surface area on the tiny nail stub for a lasting bond. If you're having trouble peening the nail, you might try annealing it - perhaps burying in ashes to extend cooling time. Personally, I found my hardware-store common nails plenty soft and had no great difficulty peening enough to hold securely. Align everything carefully; maintain alignment; tap once; repeat all steps.
I'm thinking maybe drill a little bigger hole in the steel band that will allow some of the JB Weld to also surround the nail in the band as well.Parashooter wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 4:56 amSince classic "JB Weld" is, I think, nothing more than epoxy with some steel filings added, I wouldn't expect to find enough surface area on the tiny nail stub for a lasting bond. If you're having trouble peening the nail, you might try annealing it - perhaps burying in ashes to extend cooling time. Personally, I found my hardware-store common nails plenty soft and had no great difficulty peening enough to hold securely. Align everything carefully; maintain alignment; tap once; repeat all steps.
Yeah, I know you're right. When I was fooling around with it today, I realized the hand guard band inletting on the hand guard was in the wrong place, because I had to modify the length to get it to work on a carbine. So, that's what I worked on this afternoon. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do with attaching the band. At this point I'm even tempted to use double sided Gorilla Tape.Parashooter wrote: ↑Mon Apr 12, 2021 11:21 pm Still very little surface area for bond. Basic principle - adhesive is seldom permanent as a good mechanical joint.
That might work. Where did you get the pic from? A site that sells them?butlersrangers wrote: ↑Tue Apr 13, 2021 1:16 am They do make small steel rivets with hollow shanks. Possibly, there is something in the right diameter that can be cut to length?
Another idea might be to turn an improvised 'nail/rivet' into a split-rivet with a fine saw cut.