Andybarbet
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| posted on 13/1/05 at 06:03 PM |
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Rivnut tool and pop rivet gun ?
Anyone used a rivnut tool that they would recommend a supplier for ? Ive seen two in car builder solutions catalogue but one is about £20 and one is
£60, would the cheaper one do for one kit car build or should i fork out for the dearer one ?
Any advise would be helpful...
Also, im gonna use stainless pop rivets and have been advised to get either Lazy tongs or the long handled ones (bit like bolt cropper design) ? as
these rivets are very hard to pop ! Which type would you recommend ?
Cheers....Andy
[Edited on 13/1/05 by Andybarbet]
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Rob Lane
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| posted on 13/1/05 at 06:11 PM |
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Are you using SS for the ali panels. This will cause dissimilar metals corrosion, best to use ali headed rivets on ali panels.
I used the cheap rivnut pliers similar to a rivet pliers. They work just fine.
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Andybarbet
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| posted on 13/1/05 at 06:13 PM |
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No, using stainless panels through out the build and stainless rivets too, to avoid the dissimilar metal corrosion.
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 13/1/05 at 06:26 PM |
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andy
see my posting in the mk indy section second page 5th or 6th posting called rivnut tools and that should answer your question
tony
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 13/1/05 at 10:49 PM |
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if i were you, id definitely try and get a screw type rivnut gun, rather than one like a pop riveter.
i did 35 of the damn things, and managed to break my thumb in the process.
by far the worst jobs ive yet done in by build, and hopefully will remain the worst.
all the best,
Tom
as far as pop rivets go, i used a cheap halfords one, and managed to do the whole car with no probs / injuries.
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Peteff
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| posted on 13/1/05 at 11:00 PM |
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I had a seized up lazy tong riveter given me. WD soon sorted it. It's brilliant as long as you have 2' of space to use it. I have a king
klik one that I've had over 20 years and as long as you remember not to lean on it as you squeeze it's o.k. I have trapped various parts
of my anatomy in the handles and received some cracking bruises when the rivets give way unexpectedly.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Rorty
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 04:29 AM |
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After years of bruises caused by the small plier type clinchers, I bought one of the "boltcutter" type
rivet clinchers.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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andybod
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 08:50 AM |
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air riveter given to me attached to my compressor works a treat no more hand riveting for me
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 08:55 AM |
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get yourself one of these from just-of-base tools
i got mine from stoneleigh last year and it's the best £60 I have spent so far.
will easily do stainless rivnuts and blind rivets
Link
[img]http://www.justoffbase.co.uk/core/media/media.nl?id=1923&c=317638&h=1db699ce512a44fd8eb4[/img]
Bugger - piccy doesn't seem to want to work - but at least the link does
[Edited on 14/1/05 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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britishtrident
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| posted on 14/1/05 at 12:33 PM |
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A nut bolt and washer and 2 spanners works just fine for clenching Rivnuts
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ayoungman
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rivnut tool
i've got the £60 rivnut tool. works well but is often difficult to get into tight areas.I would recommend one for neat, easy fixing of
components in engine bay etc.
"just like that !"
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tks
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 12:31 AM |
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can you explain that
can you explain the working of that washer nut etc..rivnut way...
TKS
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Rorty
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 12:42 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tks
can you explain the working of that washer nut etc..rivnut way...
TKS
- Thread the nut onto the bolt.
- Place the washer on the bolt.
- Thread the Rivnut onto the bolt.
- Insert the Rivnut into the hole in your panel (or whatever).
- Hold the head of the bolt still with one spanner.
- Turn the nut with another spanner so it pushes against the panel and withdraws the bolt.
As the bolt withdraws, it collapses the thin wall of the Rivnut, compressing it behind the panel and thereby clinching it.
When there is sufficient resistance, the Rivnut is set, and the bolt can be un-screwed from it.
Cheers, Rorty.
"Faster than a speeding Pullet".
PLEASE DON'T U2U ME IF YOU WANT A QUICK RESPONSE. TRY EMAILING ME INSTEAD!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 1/2/05 at 08:14 AM |
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I tried the nut-bolt-washer approach, and found that the bolt got chewed up after 3 or 4 rivnuts. Plenty of grease helps though.
I have details of a slightly more advanced home-made one on my website (link below). This uses a thrust bearing to ease the work, to the point where
you can set a rivnut using your fingertips (OK, a slight exageration, but it really isn't much effort). I used a lathe to make it, but it would
be just as easy to drill a hole in a couple of bits of metal. The bearing came from a local supplier and cost me around £1.
David
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DaveFJ
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| posted on 5/12/05 at 05:08 PM |
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I have a £60 tool which is excellent but difficult to get into tight spaces...
the cheapo plier type ones are worthless in my experience
Link
[Edited on 5/12/05 by DaveFJ]
Dave
"In Support of Help the Heroes" - Always
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