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Originally Posted by PeteVS
I want to heat the rivets strictly by resistance. When I get the time, I'm going to see if I can heat a rivet using a 12 V battery with jumper cables and a couple of copper pieces that will fit the ends of a rivet. I have an old Sears starter current meter to measure the amps. I don't think that the HF unit has the oomph to do what I'm thinking of.
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This all sounds like a bad idea. There are multiple posts here already detailing how to do it properly. I'd cut the bull and stick with what works.