The Silver Streak E-mail ListArchive Files[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [SilverStreak] Vintage Trailer Supply - rivets
Ralph, I have not yet removed a hinge so I don't know. Hopefully they are 5/32 as that is what I have. I don't know of any other choice to do the installation other than the Olympic rivets. Maybe someone else has an alternative but I can't think of one. I did go to the Rivetnut tool site and the Bylerrivet site, and they were still there. The rivitnuttool site was much better than before. The Byler site was totally different than before. I was purged at Byler. I re-registered and then again put one shaver in my cart. The result was that my request for a quote was submitted. There were no other choices, no way to buy or get a price. It also seemed like they were trending and may already be wholesale only. I do not know if the contact person and email I provided is still good. When I bought, I got price incentives for the rivets and the rivet pliers tool. It seems to me the site was typical with prices and quantity at the time. As I recall, the rivets came in pre-packed quantities of choice with larger quantity bags reducing the per piece cost. Back then, Tom Patterson's place of purchase referral was still the best price, at least I am pretty sure that is where I learned of it, but maybe that is no longer true. Your question is important since there are apparently at least two sizes of this brand of tool. The other brand will apparently do two sizes, 1/4" being one of the sizes. The other tool apparently will do only the one 5/32 size. I'm sure others and myself would appreciate what you finally determine to be the best source. It may be VTS now. I have not checked the net, epay, or amazon. Please remember me on your old hinges. I have ordered the very special welding rods. They are due in this coming week. I can't remember where you are, but if you are in Houston you are welcome to borrow my shaver without any feeling of responsibility or obligation. The tool is very heavy in construction in the nature of any high-quality machinist tool. It needs maintenance of it's shaft and bearing surfaces, but nothing extraordinary, and the shaving tip will occasionally need to be flicked clean of aluminum build up until you learn to keep slow rpm. Like any machinists bit, it is black metal and needs a dry environment or thin coat of oil. -Eddie- Houston, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ralph Cooke" <rcooke@bak.rr.com> To: <sslist@tompatterson.com> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 3:26 PM Subject: RE: [SilverStreak] Vintage Trailer Supply - rivets > Eddie, > I need to replace my door hinges, and noticed that the current hinges > are held on with "Pop" rivets. I was thinking of using "Olympic > Rivets" and a "Shaver" to install my set of new hinges. What size are > the Olympic Rivets you utilized? How much for the Olympic Rivets and > Shaver? What was the minimum Olympic Rivet quantity order required? > Thanks, > > Ralph Cooke > Enhanced Petroleum Technology, Inc. > P.O. Box 212 > Bakersfield, CA 93302 > rcooke@bak.rr.com > Phone: 661-325-2893 > FAX: 661-834-3004 >
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