Riveting Project

For this project, you will be creating a piece using cold connections, in this case, rivets.  Riveting is a process used in many different industries from furniture design, to metal fabrication, architecture, and even in clothing.  Riveting is a way to attach two pieces of metal using a physical object, rather than heat or adhesive.  We will be using metal tubing for our rivets.


The requirements for this project are:
- 3 or more layers
- At least one rivet
- Can be any function (necklace, bracelet, earrings [if you are doing earrings the minimum is two layers per earring], pin, anklet, hair clip, belt buckle, key chain, money clip, etc)
- Must utilize etching, rolling mill texture, or stamping texture


Some ideas to make your project more interesting:
- Rivets can be used to create moving parts, kinetic art is interesting and can be interactive for the wearer
- Mixed metals work well with cold connections (using two or more different types of metal in your project)
- You need at least 1 rivet incorporated into your design, but you can also solder any elements on that make more sense to solder


Ideas for inspiration:
- Steampunk design elements
- Architecture
- Futuristic objects (robots, etc)
- Animals with moving parts


Craftsmanship Goals:
- Free of saw, file, and sanding marks
- Cleanly etched or textured
- No excess solder if you have any pieces soldered in this project
- Rivets are well executed:

• Too long of rivets and hammering too hard will cause rivets to split
• Too short of rivets will lead to messy looking rivets and are not as secure
• You also want to make sure your rivets aren't too close to any of your edges, or it looks messy with the rivet going off the edge
• Drill holes for riveting must be pretty large, so plan accordingly