Rivets for Alloy Spars
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Topic: Rivets for Alloy Spars
Posted By: Graham T
Subject: Rivets for Alloy Spars
Date Posted: 08 Jul 08 at 11:44am
I always use monel rivets for attaching fittings to alloy spars but am getting fed up with paying through the nose for a small pack from the chandlers. What I really want is a large box of assorted sizes at a reasonable price to put in my tool kit. Does anyone know where I could get such a thing? I have found someone who supplies such a thing in A4 stainless rivets - could I use these instead of monel?
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Osprey 55 "Tebutinnang"
Osprey 1245 "Two Bob Bit"
Miracle 1358 "Thumper"
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Posted By: Granite
Date Posted: 08 Jul 08 at 12:12pm
You can use stainless if you have a strong enough rivet gun. I got an assortment of Stainless rivets on e-bay
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If it doesn't break it's too heavy; if it does it wasn't built right
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Posted By: JohnW
Date Posted: 08 Jul 08 at 3:20pm
http://www.gtc-direct.com/products/listing.asp?PGID=11&PTID=12&ShowAll=True - http://www.gtc-direct.com/products/listing.asp?PGID=11&P TID=12&ShowAll=True
Sold individually but a better price than most chandlers. Also good for other stainless fixings.
You are better off using Monel rivets on a mast, rather than Stainless they are less prone to corrosion.
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Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 08 Jul 08 at 4:15pm
Bulk buy from AngliaStainless http://www.angliastainless.co.uk - http://www.angliastainless.co.uk website is not much use, so you will need to get a brocure or have a chat to the helpfull people on the phone, but the products are high quality and for reasonable sized orders (get mates/club to pitch in) they are the best value.
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FLAT IS FAST!
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Posted By: mike ellis
Date Posted: 09 Jul 08 at 7:04pm
careful with stainless and aluminium, unless it is COMPLETELY sealed you will get dissimiliar metal corrosion.
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600 732, will call it Sticks and Stones when i get round to it.
Also International 14, 1318
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Posted By: Phil eltringham
Date Posted: 10 Jul 08 at 8:51pm
Buy a tube of Duralac, bright yellow anti-corrosion paste. Every chandelary worth going to should stock it, use it for every steel/aluminium or aluminium/carbon interface. That will keep it safe
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FLAT IS FAST!
Shifts Happen
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