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Re: Material: Rivets
By:Etienne Muller
Date: 1/7/2009, 8:37 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Rivets (Bohdan Szymanik)

: Coming to think of it - I can't imagine those rivets would be long enough for
: a glass/4mm ply/glass composite...

Rivets can work but it is essential to put in a close fitting SS washer on the expanding side or they will crush the timber and just pull out. Why not rather use much more controllable SS bolts?

Et

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Material: Rivets
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/6/2009, 7:44 pm
Re: Material: Rivets
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/8/2009, 3:17 pm
Re: Material: Rivets/nuts
Ric Moodie -- 1/9/2009, 4:07 pm
Re: Material: Rivets
Rob Macks -- 1/8/2009, 9:59 am
Re: Material: Rivets
Ric Moodie -- 1/7/2009, 4:54 pm
Re: Material: Rivets
Don Lucas -- 1/7/2009, 10:42 am
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Bill Hamm -- 1/7/2009, 1:20 am
Re: Material: Rivets *LINK*
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/7/2009, 3:28 am
Re: Material: Rivets
Bohdan Szymanik -- 1/7/2009, 3:45 am
Re: Material: Rivets
Bill Hamm -- 1/8/2009, 12:47 am
Re: Material: Rivets
Etienne Muller -- 1/7/2009, 8:37 am
Re: Material: Rivets
Robert N Pruden -- 1/7/2009, 12:36 am