Re: [TowerTalk] Pop Rivets

[Dino Darling <dino@k6rix.com>]

Go to http://www.mcmaster.com/

Type "3195" in the search box on the left.

You want the following part number...

97524A020
Sealing Blind Rivet Domed, Alum/Stl, 1/8" Dia, .063"-.125" Material Thk
In stock at $5.25 per Pack
This product is sold in Packs of 100

> Sealing Blind Rivets
> Also known as closed-end sealing rivets; these fasteners prevent 
> water and air from passing through or around them. Because 100% of 
> the mandrel is retained they have higher shear and tensile strength 
> than standard blind rivets of the same size and material.
>
> Aluminum rivets with steel mandrel are nonmagnetic. Rivets are 
> corrosion resistant and made of 5056 aluminum; mandrels are C1006-C1010 steel.


At 10:11 AM 1/10/2008, you wrote:


> I am doing some antenna work and seemed to remember a discussion about the
> 1/8" pop rivets that Force 12 uses in their antennas. Is the some special
> type of pop rivets or are they the ones that you can get over at Home
> Depot/Lowes?
>
> Incidentally, I remember a lot of talk about the pop rivets "wallowing out"
> and getting loose. The C3E I took down has been at 125 feet for about 5
> years and there is no evidence of that at all even though we do have our
> share of wind here about 75 miles from the Texas coast.
>
> Bill, W5VX
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