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Re: Pop Rivet Rant (part 2)

To: "Doug Odom" <dlodom@charter.net>, "Neil Albaugh"
Subject: Re: Pop Rivet Rant (part 2)
From: ed@vetteracing.com
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:32:42 +0000
Righty-Tighty.....Lefty-Loosey. You mean there's MORE!??
Ed

>
>Neil, I'm glad to see it when someone that does know what he is talking 
>about takes the time to inform the rest of us. One of our sponsors is 
>Coast Nut & Bolt. So I just call Dick and tell him what I'm doing and he 
>brings me the right stuff. I took him to a Gold Coast Roadsters club 
>meeting last year and he gave a talk about fasteners. By the look on 
>the guys faces and the questions they asked I could tell that most 
>really did not know that much about the subject. Thanks again for the 
>information.
>Doug Odom in big ditch
>
>Neil Albaugh wrote:
>
>>Jim;
>>
>>Cherry Q rivets are a far better choice than an ordinary hardware store pop
>>rivet; their mandrel retention makes them stronger and more reliable. They
>>are a step below MIL-SPEC ones like CherryLock-- they look comparable to
>>AVEX rivets. I'd use them where they were applicable.
>>
>>I wrote my "rant" because there is a lot of misinformation floating around
>>about blind rivets. I hope this may help clear up some confusion.
>>
>>Regards, Neil Tucson, AZ




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