The Del Air Rockhounds Club Welcomes You!!

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The Del-Air Rockhounds Club was founded in 1954 with members mostly residing in the San Fernando Valley area of California. Our club is a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing knowledge of the lapidary arts and techniques, geology, mineralogy and related fields. We own our own lapidary equipment with members available to teach and demonstrate lapidary techniques to other members. Our members enjoy lapidary related programs, demonstrations, exhibitions, displays and lectures. We also take monthly field trips to our local deserts & mountains for exploration and the study and collection of lapidary and mineral specimens.

Member of the California & American Federation of Mineralogical Societies

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7618, Van Nuys, CA 91409 

Del-Air Rockhounds Club T-Shirts & Tote Bags

Del-Air club t-shirts and tote bags are now live and ready to order on Amazon. They are only available to order through the following two links.                  

T-shirts: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSDXH4NT

Tote Bags: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GSDBKDX5

They are not available by searching directly on amazon.com. Once you click on the links, it works just like any other Amazon order. If you are a Prime member, shipping is free. Returns are accepted. The shirts are available in mens, womens, and junior styles with 27 colors to choose from and a wide variety of sizes from small to XXXLT and beyond. The tote bags are a great size with our logo on both sides and are of high quality. They'll be great to carry your rocks in on club field trips. Pricing is very affordable so check them out and order your swag today!

July 2026 Del-Air Rockhounds Calendar of Events

Thursday July 2: No General Meeting in July

Saturday July 4: America's 250th Birthday

Thursday July 16: Board Meeting

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NO JULY GENERAL MEETING

August 2026 Program Teaser:

August brings us one of the Del-Air Rockhounds favorite annual events… Our Ice Cream/Bingo Social! Come join us for some delicious ice cream and some rousing games of bingo for fabulous prizes. Bring in your summer rockhound finds to share with the group. It's fun for the whole family.

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Welcome new member, Denise Dardarian, to the Del-Air Rockhound Family! We are delighted to have you!

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Creating Rivet Heads 

For a nice looking rivet head, use brass escutcheon pins. You'll have perfectly rounded heads that are all the same size and shape. The pins are a little hard to find, so try the best hardware stores first. Be sure to get solid brass pins, not brass plated steel. If unsure, test them with a magnet. The pins are readily available online. Lee Valley Tools has them in 14-18 gauge and lengths from 1/4 inch to 1 inch. Go to http://www.LeeValley.com and do an item search on "brass escutcheon pin" For best results, select a drill that gives you a hole with a close fit to the rivet. Trim the rivet to leave a little less than one diameter sticking out the back side. Place the head on a scrap of hard plastic on the anvil so as to not flatten the head. I prefer a ball peen hammer (with a small 3/8 inch ball) for setting the rivet.

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