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Hampshire - Rivnuts & Tool to Borrow
OliilO - 5/7/13 at 12:22 PM

Afternoon,

Has anyone in the Basingstoke/Alton area got a handful of Rivnuts that I could exchange for beer/cash? I only need about 10 but the local tool place only sell packs of 100 which I'm not too keen on! Offhand, I think its M6 sized ones I need.

Additionally if anyone has a tool that I can borrow, it'd be greatly appreciated, although this isn't critical as I'm sure I can improvise if need be.

Thanks

Oli

loggyboy - 5/7/13 at 12:46 PM

Do you need them despately? I got some from ebay for a few quid.

Or for £20 you can get the laser kit which comes with rivnuts as well.
ebay

[Edited on 5-7-13 by loggyboy]

OliilO - 5/7/13 at 12:52 PM

I'll have a look. I was hoping to get a significant amount of the car back together this weekend, but failed to plan ahead sufficiently! Its certainly not the end of the world.

loggyboy - 5/7/13 at 12:55 PM

Quick trip up the M3?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-HAND-NUT-RIVETER-RIVNUTS-M3-M4-M5-M6-RIVETS-LASER-0979-/390618170322

pewe - 5/7/13 at 01:35 PM

Depending on where you are in Hants this lot may be worth a call linky
IIRC they shut 12000hrs Sat though.
Cheers, Pewe10

Loggy, no don't be silly - comes of working in an office where the temp's touching 30deg - you start repeating yourself, yourself, yourself - ooh look it's gone to 32, 32, 32, 32........

[Edited on 5/7/13 by pewe]

loggyboy - 5/7/13 at 01:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by pewe
IIRC they shut 12000hrs Sat though.


is that Midnight the following saturday then?

nick205 - 5/7/13 at 03:24 PM

Try Alton Bolt & Tool in B'Stoke, they'll almost certainly have stock and are usually happy to sell sensible qtys

http://www.altonboltandtool.co.uk/

loggyboy - 5/7/13 at 03:43 PM

If you dont have a tool (home made or purchased) then dont bother trying to make them work btw!

OliilO - 5/7/13 at 05:16 PM

Cheers all.

It was Alton Tool and Bolt that told me they'd only sell them in hundreds when I went earlier.

Probably go for the eBay option and just leave the Rivnuts until next weekend in that case.

Thanks for all the help.

Oli

renetom - 5/7/13 at 05:34 PM

Hi
I have a selection which you are welcome to have
for just postage , but I have to dig them out to know the sizes
Let you know tomorrow .
René

renetom - 6/7/13 at 04:56 PM

Hi
I must apologise I knew I had some left over from our build
& searched everywhere in the garage & workshop
When my son arrived home from work he informed me that he had thrown
them away awhile back.
again my apologies.
good luck
René

simonpa - 11/7/13 at 11:47 AM

Hi Oli,
I have a tool and a bunch of spare rivnuts of different sizes.

I'm in Fleet and work near Reading.

Drop me a line if you still need some.
simonpa at gmail d0t com

Cheers - Simon

PhillipM - 11/7/13 at 12:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
If you dont have a tool (home made or purchased) then dont bother trying to make them work btw!


M6 bolt and a nut. Viola, one tool.

loggyboy - 11/7/13 at 01:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PhillipM
quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
If you dont have a tool (home made or purchased) then dont bother trying to make them work btw!


M6 bolt and a nut. Viola, one tool.


Until it one slips and spins loose in the hole. Leaves you trying to drill out a rivnut whilst not damaging the hole and trying to remove half a rivnut from a tiny hole in the chassis.

Ask me how I know.

PhillipM - 11/7/13 at 01:27 PM

Use a nut with a floating washer on it, and some lube. Put hundreds in like that with no issues.

OliilO - 12/7/13 at 05:03 PM

Thanks for the kind offers, renetom and simonpa.
I've manage to be more organised and got myself some for this weekend!