DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

I've got a new chain to fit to my dads curvy, and since the swing arm is currently off for a refurb I was wondering if it's possible to adequately rivet the soft link using e.g. a center punch with the chain resting on a vice?

Re: DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

My local bike shop does it with the round end of the hammer. I tried to do it this way, but its not easy

Re: DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

You need to be a good shot, hitting 2 hammers together is not a good idea, bits tend to chip off and fly fast.

A punch would work I think, if you have an old knackered one and a bench grinder you could put a blunt point on it and that would be about perfect.

Re: DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

Only if you are very good with tools.

Re: DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

a riveter is £50
Why risk breaking a chain

Re: DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

Why would he be hitting two hammers together? He's talking about one end on the vice then 'peening' the link with the round head of the hammer.

Re: DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

because to pein a rivet properly without a rivet head stamp yoy rest the pein of one hammer on it and strike the hammer with the other hammer....

or thats how it used to be done when we had real mechanics...

Re: DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

Fook that, just give it a good 2@tting. ;)

Re: DIY Chain rivet possible?
 

Sorry but no mechanic who knows what he's doing would do that, hitting two hammers directly together is risky and unnecessary.

I'm not spending £50 on a riveting tool to do a single chain.

Why would it break the chain? In the worst case I'd mess up the soft link and have to get another. I've had a search around other bikes forums and it looks like plenty of people rivet their chains without needing the splitting/riveting tool; I'm going to form a rounded end on an old punch and give it a go.

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Fair enuf!
Thats what i was implying about the split links.