RE: Rivets

["Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>]

John;

Here is info on both dome and countersunk head Avex blind rivets:

http://www.avdel.textron.com/brochures/breakstem/pdfs/avex_1604.pdf

http://www.avdel.textron.com/brochures/breakstem/pdfs/avex_1661.pdf

They are available from:
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/ntoc.php?sec=ha&cat=rivets

Regards, Neil    Tucson, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-land-speed@autox.team.net
[mailto:owner-land-speed@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of John Beckett
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 2:33 PM
To: Keith Turk; LSR List
Subject: Re: Rivets

I'm in need of some rivet work too and want to make it flush with the
panel.
Pop type rivets will work in my situation but I need a counter sunk
rivet
and an inexpensive tool to dimple the panel and brace behind.

Any sugestions?

JB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "LSR List" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 11:53 AM
Subject: Rivets


> Just curious if anyone has a favorite source of rivets.... not pop
rivets...
> but the one's you hammer in place..
>
> My buddy's building an airplane and I needed to reinforce an area of
the
cowl
> on the race car... so I borrowed some from him and all his tools that
make
> this a Very cool deal... but his supply of rivets didn't include the
length I
> needed...
>
> Also just out of curiousity... anyone have the exact length they
should
stick
> out prior to hammering?
>
> K