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Anvils, jaws, pockets, drivers and machine spares.

For Chicago Rivet, National Rivet, Milford Rivet, Parmenter & Bulloch, orbital riveters and clinching machines — including machines the original manufacturer no longer supports.

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Tooling & consumables

The four parts that wear.

Everything below is specific to the machine and to the fastener you are setting. A quote is quick once we know both. Terminology differs between makes and eras — describe it in your own words if the name here does not match your shop's.

Anvils

The lower tool the work sits on, and the part that forms the far side of the joint. Profile, diameter and depth are matched to the rivet and the material. Anvils take the load on every cycle, so they mushroom, chip and wear out of tolerance.

Send us: the old anvil's number if it is marked, a photo of the setting face, and the rivet you are running.

Drivers

The upper tool that comes down and upsets the rivet. Matched to head style and shank diameter. A worn or wrong driver shows up as inconsistent head form, marking, or split heads.

Send us: a photo of the working end, and a sample rivet or its spec.

Jaws

Hold the rivet at the setting station and release it on the stroke. When jaws are worn, sprung or sized for a different fastener, you see misfeeds, doubles, and rivets dropped out of position.

Send us: a photo of the jaw set in place, and whether the fault is feeding, holding or releasing.

Pockets

Carry the rivet from the raceway to the setting position. Sized to the fastener, so a change of rivet frequently means a change of pocket as well as anvil and driver.

Send us: the rivet diameter, length and head style, plus a photo of the transfer area.

Machine spares

Beyond the consumables, we hold and source replacement parts for the presses themselves. These are machines that in many cases have not been built for a long time, so a part that cannot be ordered from a manufacturer can often still be found, adapted, or pulled from a donor machine. If it has failed, ask.

If you don't know the model

Photograph the machine. We will work it out.

Most enquiries we get start with "it's an old Chicago Rivet, that's all I know." That is a workable starting point. Here is what helps most, in order.

Where the identification usually is

  • The data plate — a brass or steel plate, commonly on the side of the frame or the back of the column. Often painted over; a rub with solvent will usually bring it back.
  • Cast lettering — the maker's name is frequently cast into the frame itself, above or below the throat.
  • Stamped numbers — on the frame near the base, on the ram, or under the bed. These can be a model, a serial, or a foundry number.
  • The motor plate — not the machine's identity, but the voltage, phase and horsepower on it are useful to us.
  • Old tags and stickers — service tags, auction lot tags, or a previous supplier's parts label. All of it helps.

The four photos that answer most questions

  1. The whole machine, from the front, far enough back to see its proportions.
  2. The data plate or any cast/stamped lettering, close and in focus.
  3. The setting station — anvil, driver, jaws — as it currently sits.
  4. A rivet you are running, next to a ruler or a coin for scale.

Phone photos are fine. Good light and a steady hand beat an expensive camera. If a plate is unreadable in the photo, it is unreadable to us too — wipe it down and try again.

Still nothing?

Send what you have anyway. Between the make, the physical machine, the rivet it is setting and the tooling that came out of it, an unidentified press is usually identifiable. Decades of doing this on this specific family of machines is what you are actually buying.

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Fill in what you know and leave the rest. The only truly required items are how to reach you and roughly what you are after.

Send us the details by email

This form needs JavaScript. Email or phone us instead and include:

  • Machine make, and model or serial if you have it
  • What you need — anvils, jaws, pockets, drivers or spares
  • The rivet type and size you are running
  • Photos of the nameplate and the setting station
  • Your name, company, and the best number to reach you on

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1. The machine

If you only know the make, that is enough to start. Fields marked * are required.

Copy it exactly as printed, even if it looks like nonsense.
Including cast, stamped or foundry numbers.
2. What you need

Tick everything that applies. "Not sure" is a legitimate answer and a common one.

Old part numbers if you have them — ours, the original maker's, or a previous supplier's. Otherwise describe the part and what went wrong.
3. What the machine is running

This is often what identifies the tooling when the machine itself will not. All optional — send what you know.

Head style, diameter, length, material.
Type and thickness, or the part it goes into.
4. Where to send the quote
Fastest route if the machine is down.
We ship internationally.

We use these details to prepare your quote and to contact you about it. Nothing else.

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