Hello.

Thought you guys might like this. Check out the links!

http://brain.world.coocan.jp/#LIST

http://brain.world.coocan.jp/MAGAZINE.htm

The second link is to an article from the Spring issue of Panzer Graph!

JohnO

John, These look interesting. Are they punches?? Or a heat tip to emboss the plastic on the kit?? Either way, I'll bet they cost three kidneys and two goats, and a used motorcycle to purchase!!
If they aren't that expensive, then it sure would be a lifetime investment. Thanks for posting it!!
Wonder if they will be on display at the show coming up???
Dave

Hello David,

I hope it will be on show as I want to see a demo of it. But it appears that it has been out awhile here. I did check out a few of the tips at my LHS, but would like to see it in action before I get one. Just going to have to save my Ichi yens!

JohnO

the beading tools used in leather working and jewelry manufacturing. They have longer shafts and not the wood handles on my beading set, but the tips appear to be very similar. I believe that a light pressure will produce a depressed circle, looking like a flush rivet (great for aircraft). Heavier pressure would leave a depressed ring with a dome rivet inside the ring, and in some cases, you could cut off the rivet and use it where you need it. Note, though, on the website, it appeared that in some cases, the tool was being used to deposit a thick paint or resin to make the rivet. There was a lot of variation in the sizes and shapes of the smaller rivets, but for the 1mm and larger, the rivets were remarkably uniform. Very useful, but I have a full beading tool set, and if it can be used to do the same thing, I don't need to get these. We'll see.

but I went with Archer decal type and it's working quite well. Thanks for the post!

IF.....Woody can do them....anyone want hex heads and/or screwheads done the way he does them?? Trying to think ahead and give him some input...??
TIA, Dave

Hello,

Its actually a heat pen, that can be fitted with various shaped bits.
The material used to make the various shapes is old sprue. The sprue is heat flattened. Then using the small square of teflon as a base to rest your sprue material, you push the heated bit through the sprue material. Drag it away from the base sprue material. Remove any excess material using fine tweezers. Then using the Rivet Ruler place in desired position. It dosen't say but I gather it heat bonds to the plastic.
From the article I gather that the smallest rivet you can make is 0.3mm
If guys want one then the place to look is Hobb Link Japan. This would be something that they should carry. If they don't! The rattle their cage!

JohnO

Hi All,

It looks like the heat pen by itself is 5,500 yen. It is only sold by the manufacturer and not the company listed above. They sell it as a plastic welder.

http://www.alpha-net.ne.jp/users2/towada/sub/purple5-2.html

The individual bits sold at the above link are all hand made and the rivet bits can get pretty pricey at 1,000 to 1,500 yen each.

Isamu