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Old 09-08-2019, 02:09 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by Tim88 View Post
Just another thought, it is important to form the heads of the rivets properly so use your vernier calipers to measure both the overall length of the pins and the diameter of the head versus the other pins on the chain, you must also feel and observe the progress of your work frequently during the joining operation to ensure that everything is square at all times and that the head is being formed symetrically.
Very good advice, Ari guy from MC Garage suggested this.

I was forced into doing my first chain on my mates bike....it's not came flying off so all good
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