swissrob
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ok no worries - ill also need a rough idea of material thickness.
Riveting
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If possible get some practice in using the same materials as the final job. When riveting plastic, some Pop rivet / Gun combinations exert too much clamping force and actually crack the plastic item you're trying to attach - Ref. Plastic Mini wheel arch extensions a long time ago
The bigger the rivet, the harder you have to squeeze the gun - to state the bleedin' obvious. And it doesn't take too many rivets to make you wish you had a power gun.
Enjoy
Easier way, use stainless nuts and bolts. Hardest bit is then getting the old bits off.
When the panniers came out BM / TT both said contact each other for the bits. Because I kept on asking BM in Germany, = was an awkward sod, and they eventually started selling the corners.
When the panniers came out BM / TT both said contact each other for the bits. Because I kept on asking BM in Germany, = was an awkward sod, and they eventually started selling the corners.
IIRC that's what I used with allen bolt sockets, same as the ones BM use for bits like hinges etc. But bought on ebay for less than BM prices
the civil one
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Talk about over complicated. K.I.S.S. should be every Engineerins Moto
I know this is not what you asked about.
But its a Lot simpler , A Lot less Hassle , and will Give a Better Lookin End result. If Possible Get A4 stainless. M4/M5 Fasterners with Nylok Nuts.
Job Done Excellent Result. It will be the strongest part of your Panniers.
I know this is not what you asked about.
But its a Lot simpler , A Lot less Hassle , and will Give a Better Lookin End result. If Possible Get A4 stainless. M4/M5 Fasterners with Nylok Nuts.
Job Done Excellent Result. It will be the strongest part of your Panniers.
Attachments
freeloader
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But only if you replace the whole feckin' lot. Since it's only a couple of reinforcements needing replaced, using rivets only slightly different in appearance to the originals makes more sense.
IMHO, of course. YMMV...
the civil one
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K.I.S.S.
With no "Offence" intended . For a man with no experiance of
Domeing Rivets . I think i would lay my odds on the Stainless Fasteners.
With no "Offence" intended . For a man with no experiance of
Domeing Rivets . I think i would lay my odds on the Stainless Fasteners.
swissrob
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yep for simplicity i would also use the domed bolts as its far easier and the resulting end product will be nicer if you dont have access to the correct tooling for domed rivets.
And if you need to replace the corner / latch etc another time.
I know which I'd rather use. 5 mins job, including 4 mins for a cuppa, or a couple of hours with the rivet
I know which I'd rather use. 5 mins job, including 4 mins for a cuppa, or a couple of hours with the rivet
D6
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there not closed end
well spotted old boy , go to the fekin top of the bleedin class
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