OliilO
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 12:22 PM |
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Hampshire - Rivnuts & Tool to Borrow
Afternoon,
Has anyone in the Basingstoke/Alton area got a handful of Rivnuts that I could exchange for beer/cash? I only need about 10 but the local tool place
only sell packs of 100 which I'm not too keen on! Offhand, I think its M6 sized ones I need.
Additionally if anyone has a tool that I can borrow, it'd be greatly appreciated, although this isn't critical as I'm sure I can
improvise if need be.
Thanks
Oli
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 12:46 PM |
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Do you need them despately? I got some from ebay for a few quid.
Or for £20 you can get the laser kit which comes with rivnuts as well.
ebay
[Edited on 5-7-13 by loggyboy]
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OliilO
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 12:52 PM |
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I'll have a look. I was hoping to get a significant amount of the car back together this weekend, but failed to plan ahead sufficiently! Its
certainly not the end of the world.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 12:55 PM |
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Quick trip up the M3?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-HAND-NUT-RIVETER-RIVNUTS-M3-M4-M5-M6-RIVETS-LASER-0979-/390618170322
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pewe
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 01:35 PM |
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Depending on where you are in Hants this lot may be worth a call linky
IIRC they shut 12000hrs Sat though.
Cheers, Pewe10 
Loggy, no don't be silly - comes of working in an office where the temp's touching 30deg - you start repeating yourself, yourself,
yourself - ooh look it's gone to 32, 32, 32, 32........
[Edited on 5/7/13 by pewe]
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 01:55 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by pewe
IIRC they shut 12000hrs Sat though.
is that Midnight the following saturday then?
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nick205
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 03:24 PM |
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Try Alton Bolt & Tool in B'Stoke, they'll almost certainly have stock and are usually happy to sell sensible qtys
http://www.altonboltandtool.co.uk/
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loggyboy
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 03:43 PM |
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If you dont have a tool (home made or purchased) then dont bother trying to make them work btw!
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OliilO
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 05:16 PM |
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Cheers all.
It was Alton Tool and Bolt that told me they'd only sell them in hundreds when I went earlier.
Probably go for the eBay option and just leave the Rivnuts until next weekend in that case.
Thanks for all the help.
Oli
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renetom
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| posted on 5/7/13 at 05:34 PM |
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Hi
I have a selection which you are welcome to have
for just postage , but I have to dig them out to know the sizes
Let you know tomorrow .
René
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renetom
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| posted on 6/7/13 at 04:56 PM |
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Hi
I must apologise I knew I had some left over from our build
& searched everywhere in the garage & workshop
When my son arrived home from work he informed me that he had thrown
them away awhile back.
again my apologies.
good luck
René
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simonpa
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| posted on 11/7/13 at 11:47 AM |
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Rivnuts and tool
Hi Oli,
I have a tool and a bunch of spare rivnuts of different sizes.
I'm in Fleet and work near Reading.
Drop me a line if you still need some.
simonpa at gmail d0t com
Cheers - Simon
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PhillipM
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| posted on 11/7/13 at 12:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
If you dont have a tool (home made or purchased) then dont bother trying to make them work btw!
M6 bolt and a nut. Viola, one tool.
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loggyboy
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| posted on 11/7/13 at 01:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by PhillipM
quote:
Originally posted by loggyboy
If you dont have a tool (home made or purchased) then dont bother trying to make them work btw!
M6 bolt and a nut. Viola, one tool.
Until it one slips and spins loose in the hole. Leaves you trying to drill out a rivnut whilst not damaging the hole and trying to remove half a
rivnut from a tiny hole in the chassis.
Ask me how I know.
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PhillipM
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| posted on 11/7/13 at 01:27 PM |
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Use a nut with a floating washer on it, and some lube. Put hundreds in like that with no issues.
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OliilO
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| posted on 12/7/13 at 05:03 PM |
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Thanks for the kind offers, renetom and simonpa.
I've manage to be more organised and got myself some for this weekend!
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