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(02-27-2019, 09:29 PM)morzh Wrote: ........This is one of the 4 rivets; I used a thick awl with a small metal bar as fulcrum, and unbent the two curls one by one, straighten them with pliers and voila. No real damage to wood either.
I wonder if I could reuse thm, tbey have that patina........
Good save Mike, that's the first Zenith handle rivet I've seen removed. I don't see why they couldn't be reused unless a side breaks off from being re-bent.
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RE: Zenith 5G500 - by Eliot Ness - 02-28-2019, 03:52 PM
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