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Hi mechanics amongst us!

 

I need to fit four 6.0 mm rivets, not on the tr but on Amita.

 

Looking at my rivet gun it seems to only go up to 4.8 mm.......

 

So does anyone know where I can buy a modestly priced 'jumbo' rivet gun, or lend me one in return for a beer!

 

Need is quite urgent, job needs to be complete next week.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Steve

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Thanks Menno, their pl80r would do the job.

 

I think I've also found something from silverline, widely available and cheap.

 

Will try to buy the silverline tomorrow, if I can't find one I'll be in touch!

 

Steve

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Hi Steve,

I have a lazy tong riveter like the PL80. Don;t know if your 6mm rivet mandrel will fit though.

 

What is the material of your rivet

What is the diameter of the mandrel. I'll check the capacity of mine.

 

If your rivets fit you would be welcome to borrow them.

 

Roger

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Thanks Roger.

 

I don't have the mandrel, my riveter only goes up to 4.8 mm.

 

Rivets are just aluminium std pop type rivets.

 

A friend , motorbike group, thinks he has a suitable riveter so will try to get a hold of that.

 

Rivets are in the post, and everything else is here awaiting completion, it's riveting stuff :-)

 

Steve

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Thanks Roger, my other hope hasn't worked out.

 

Machine mart have a suitable riveter, but at £170 it's expensive for 4 rivets!

 

If riveting won't work out maybe I could thread the aluminium and fit bolts instead?

 

Steve

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I have a 4x air riveter if you are banging down solid rivets. Are the rivet holes blind? (you can not get to both sides of the rivet) in which case the solid rivets are out of the game.

 

Is this thing critical? what about using cherrylock rivets for strength rather than Tucker 'pop' rivets.

 

Here's rivetting reading

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10316&PID=1335869

 

Cheers

Peter W

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Cheers Peter, that's a riv... Interesting read!

 

The vang lifts 230kg and the rivets are not normally under any load, transiently they hold the 230kg push of two gas struts.

 

The rivets are blind 'pop' rivets, I measured the old ones at 6mm diameter,hence the thread!

 

I'm increasingly thinking that tapping the alloy 'core' and using short bolts would be better than riveting.

 

Will try to post photos tomorrow for anyone interested!

 

Steve

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Hi Guys

 

Bought a tap and die set from machinemart, tapped the threads and the Boom Vang is all back together again !

 

 

 

Thanks for all the advice :-)

 

Steve

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Those bolt heads stick out a bit but they are secure, with loctite :-)

 

Amita is all ready to sail back to the Solent next weekend.

 

We stay there for a month then head SOUTH , until it gets warm :-)

 

Planning to stay for a month in Porto, then the Algarve, Cadiz, etc etc

 

Gibraltar for the winter, fish and chips in the sun .......

 

Next year the med or the Azores, choices choices :-)

 

Steve

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Those bolt heads stick out a bit but they are secure, with loctite :-)

 

Amita is all ready to sail back to the Solent next weekend.

 

We stay there for a month then head SOUTH , until it gets warm :-)

 

Planning to stay for a month in Porto, then the Algarve, Cadiz, etc etc

 

Gibraltar for the winter, fish and chips in the sun .......

 

Next year the med or the Azores, choices choices :-)

 

Steve

 

 

Perhaps we can come up with a few suggestions and can you 'compose' a trip with pics from the places we suggested.

 

Great thing that all's well again.

 

M.

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