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01-01-16, 01:50 PM #5
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I realise the below is dated but makes interesting reading. Good old "Rivet Grip" may not survive attacks by modern tools I suspect

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/74738260/Rivet-Grip_Steel_1924.pdf

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