BESTT RIVETING COURSE
Places are available on our next riveting course led by Gordon Newton and Michael Wortley. This a 4 day practical course leading to a test piece which is independently certified.
This course is based on the Heritage Railway Association Boiler Code of Practice Guidance Notes. The course includes pre-course questions and a question and answer session at the end of the course. The candidate should have experience of workshop practices to be accepted on the course.
You will be taught the basic use of oxy/propane in cutting old rivets from samples, the removal of rivets, drilling and reaming of holes in preparation for hot riveting. Also, the use of angle grinders and how to heat up rivets. You will be given tuition in riveting using a pneumatic riveting hammer and the opportunity to rivet.
Finally, you will be given a practical riveting test to undertake, which will be assessed by an independent assessor and if successful you will be awarded a BESTT Certificate
All BESTT short courses require some previous experience in a workshop or other heritage engineering role and we ask trainees about this and health issues ahead of the course.
The course takes place at Stephenson Railway, Tyneside, from 12 to 15 October. Interested? Please email enquiries@bestt.org.uk