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Re: Orbital / Spin riveting?

To: "Aric Datesman" <adatesman@speakeasy.net>,
Subject: Re: Orbital / Spin riveting?
From: "Karl Vacek" <KVacek@Ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:51:46 -0500
Then if you don't have equipment to do this in steel, wouldn't you feel a
bunch better with a Grade 5 bolt and a self-locking nut or castellated nut
and cotter pin, etc ??  Liability ??

Karl


> Good point, forgot to mention that.  The rivets are .250" and need to be
> solid since they will be holding quite a bit of force in shear (~2200
> lb-force or so) and may be subject to some axial stresses due to the
device
> twisting.  Typically this kind of device (spring loaded camming device for
> rock climbing) has the axles terminated with either a brazed ferrule or a
> formed rivet head.




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