Re: [SilverStreak] Vintage Trailer Supply - rivets

["Eddie" <Eddie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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
>