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Unread 05-23-2011, 09:25 AM   #9
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Originally Posted by John Sabato View Post
I have the lathe, but at the moment, just don't have time. Check with Postino...
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If this rivet is a teeny tiny itty-bitty thingie, then you are entering the realm of micro-machining...Which postino has big problems with...My tools are just not well-made enough to hold tolerances that small...

If you were really energetic, you could check Ace Hardware, or a specialty hobby shop (like the ones who sell/service radio-controlled airplanes, or scale model trains) for a rivet close enough to pass detection from original...

Making one from a nail sounds good to me...
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