WRT:
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>Do any of you, perhaps the Lotus 7 bunch, know what the heirarchy of
>rivets is ? There's the humble pop version, and then there's the two
>sided kind that we used at de Havilland on the aircraft. Is there a
>"qaulity" version for non-stressed car work, that is superior to the
>pops? I have not seen anything else for sale here in Ontario.
>Maybe I'm just being unfair to the pop rivets? Several brackets on the
>TR3 are held down with them !
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There is a type (brand?) of rivets known as "Cherry Rivets" used in
nonstructural aircraft applications. They are similar to ordinary pop
rivets but, presumably, are more sturdy and/or better QC'd.
Aircraft Spruce, among others, can supply.
regards,
bs
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