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Cleco fasteners
T66 - 2/5/11 at 07:39 PM

I have a set of the pliers in my garage, but no fasteners -


They will get used when I put my floors on the Fiat - and whatever other panelling jobs I use them for.



Is there a general size I should look to buy, ie general purpose sizing which will cover most aspects of what i am likely to encounter.


And roughly how many is a manageable amount - Im thinking around 50 ish...


And finally where best to buy at a good price ?




cheers

Paul TigerB6 - 2/5/11 at 07:48 PM

I bought a load off ebay ages ago. I use 1/8" rivets mostly so thats what i bought, but also bought around 25 3/16 (4.8mm) cleco's for the heavier duty jobs (like the floor panels - which i used 3/16 large flange rivets on)

designer - 2/5/11 at 08:06 PM

CBS/Frost/Ebay do them.
Sizes are indicated by their colour:
3/32 in. (silver)
1/8 in. (copper)
5/32 in. (black)
3/16 in. (brass)

Pliers fit all sizes

T66 - 2/5/11 at 08:14 PM

CBS will do for me thanks, off for a look now...

iank - 2/5/11 at 10:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by T66
CBS will do for me thanks, off for a look now...


As usual CBS are more convenient than cheap.
This place came up last time I saw the question asked, but I've not tried them personally.
http://www.lasaero.com/site/products/article?id=O0273HUC5&from=search

Zilspeed used to sell them at times so might know a good source.

T66 - 3/5/11 at 09:53 AM

The c bs ones are £1.80 each so the cost soon mounts up

Will check the other site out later thanks

minitici - 3/5/11 at 11:16 AM

about £0.60 each on e-bay
E-bay
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