Van's Tool Box Practice Kit
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My next practice project was the Van's Toolbox kit. The instructions didn't call out specific riveting techniques (back rivet, squeezing or bucking) to use, so I decided to go with whatever riveting technique I felt would be appropriate, and easier, for the specific situation. Tool Box parts I also decided to try (again) to remove only parts of the blue plastic where I would be working, leaving all other plastic in place to protect the aluminum surface from scratches as long as possible. This meant removing the plastic from all edges and along rivet lines. Once again I plugged in the soldering iron (setting 4), and found it definitely helps to let it heat up for at least 5 minutes (to get sufficiently hot) before trying to melt the plastic. Below you can see all parts with plastic removed where needed. Plastic stripped of all edges and rivet lines The first steps in this project involved getting the tool box sides ready for riveting. Nothing too hard here. Tool box sides rea