Thread: Cross Pein or Tinning hammer for solid rivets.

Brass rivets being softer might do with a smaller weight than for the steel rivets.
Will you use a rivet set tool? What's the significance of cross pein? Wouldn't any hammer of suitable size do?

Jordan

The guest said the straight wedge shape shapes the metal pin or rivet evenly and securely. A round ball pein offers less control, leaves many dents and a messy uneven surface.
I considering the estwing 18oz tinner's hammer or estwing E6-32 CP 32 oz cross pein. Other large cross pein hammers are heavy and named blacksmith hammers 2.5lb 4lb & 4.5lb

you need a tinsmith's riveter...one that folds the rivet back down and makes a nice dome....else if its countersunk both sides first use a cross pein and then finish with the normal face (dad never used a ball pien......why not?....buggered if I know....just never seen him use a ball pien...he had plenty of them but never did I see him use one on a rivet...he was a tinsmith)