Grill welting rivet tool

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cmk-2
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Grill welting rivet tool

Post by cmk-2 » Mon May 03, 2021 8:30 am

Anybody willing to sell or loan the homemade tool I see on YouTube that clamps the rivets that go through the welting into the jeep grill?

Thanks for any help,
Robin Bailer
Destin, FL


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Re: Grill welting rivet tool

Post by Scrumps » Mon May 03, 2021 8:45 am

Hi Robin,

You could borrow mine but I'm in UK.

I made mine out a set of old mole grips (UK term) and drilling two holes in a piece of steel then slitting it in half with a disc cutter and welding one of the resulting portions to one of the jaws. If you have a bench drill, angle grinder/disc cutter and access to a welder, you should be sorted in about 1/2 hr.

I hope that helps

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Re: Grill welting rivet tool

Post by cmk-2 » Mon May 03, 2021 10:20 am

Thank you for the offer and information. I just don't have access to the welding equip. Hoping someone in the U.S. could offer the use of the tool.

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Re: Grill welting rivet tool

Post by wynnski » Mon May 03, 2021 10:54 am

cmk-2 wrote:
Mon May 03, 2021 8:30 am
Anybody willing to sell or loan the homemade tool I see on YouTube that clamps the rivets that go through the welting into the jeep grill?

Thanks for any help,
Robin Bailer
Destin, FL
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