MOK 8F 8425 – Still working on the JLRT tender

I have been working away on small bits for 8425 and I have now got to the front lockers on the tender. These have a number of hinges which have tiny rivets that need to be pressed out very close together.

I tried my smallest anvil and that didn’t allow tight enough spacing so I made another.

The one on the left is the smallest one that I had made previously and one that I have used a number of times recently. The one on the right is the new one and since the photo was taken I have blackened it and used it successfully to press out the rivets on the locker front

New Anvil for Rivet Press

These are really quite magnified in the image.

Tiny Rivets