thanks, I can see how this would hold better than a smooth item.
On Wed, 17 Feb 2010, Art Rizzino wrote: > Spiro asked if "thinner tube with threaded tube fits into the thicker > threaded tube". > No, Nutsert (don't know spelling) is kind of like a tube that has threads at > one end inside it. The nutsert is poked through a predrilled hole in > something like sheet metal and squashed with a gun or threaded tool. The > squeezing of the nutsert locks it in place kind of like a pop rivet. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Spiro > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 3:45 AM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Pop Rivets Question > > > > are these those things that look like two tophats with one thinner than > the other? The thinner threaded tube fits into the thicker threaded tube > and they join flush? What tightens them, and what are the strengths and > weaknesses. > I have a rolling backpack to fix for my kid and that might be just > perfect; unless you have to buy a gun for them too. > > On Tue, 16 Feb 2010, Art Rizzino wrote: > > > Bill one of the names for the rivet with threads in it is called nutsert > (I don't know how to spell nutsert though). > > They are used for making threads in things like sheet metal. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Bill Gallik > > To: Blind Handyman > > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2010 2:32 PM > > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Pop Rivets Question > > > > > > > > I have somebody who asked me about what a rivet tool was and what it's > uses are. I'd like to explain a pop rivet to her, but I'm not sure the best > terminology. > > > > Can anybody tell me what the correct term is for the shank on a pop rivet? > > > > Also, would the "flange" or rim of the pop rivet correctly be called the > shoulder? > > > > And now, I also have these goofy rivets that have no shank. The rivet tool > these came with have a threaded shank that is inserted into the rivet tool > before the head is attached. Then the rivet itself threads onto this shank > after the head is threaded onto the rivet tool itself. Of course, the rivet > rim or shoulder goes onto this threaded shank first and the bottom of the > rivet body threads on to the exposed end of this "threaded shank." Can > anybody tell me the correct name of this type of rivet? > > > > Thanks! > > > > And guys, remember, I'm trying to make a good impression with this gal so > no foolishness about shanks and bulges, etc! Please! > > ---- > > Holland's Person, Bill > > - "Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint." > > - US Humorist, Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > >
