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| Literati914 |
 Dec 9 2023, 04:21 PM
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I bought a set of the plastic expanding "push" rivets from 914rubber - and they're a bit of a nightmare TBH. Their pins are wayyy too tight as they come, and my install ratio keep decreasing. Pins will not turn by hand or otherwise, and mostly just end up breaking when trying to tap them in. Anyone got suggestions for working with these?
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| StarBear |
Dec 10 2023, 12:32 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,120 Joined: 2-September 09 From: NJ Member No.: 10,753 Region Association: North East States 
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Here’s what I do :
clip the rod very close to the rivet head. Trim the cut end just a bit with a utility knife. Insert the rivet into the whole. Slip the trimmed end of the rod into the rivet head hole. Tap the rod into the rivet head. A bit of a work-around, but works! |
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| Olympic 914 |
Dec 10 2023, 01:52 PM
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Group: Members Posts: 1,734 Joined: 7-July 11 From: Pittsburgh PA Member No.: 13,287 Region Association: North East States
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QUOTE(StarBear @ Dec 10 2023, 01:32 PM)  Here’s what I do : clip the rod very close to the rivet head. Trim the cut end just a bit with a utility knife. Insert the rivet into the whole. Slip the trimmed end of the rod into the rivet head hole. Tap the rod into the rivet head. A bit of a work-around, but works! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) But cleaned the hole by hand with a small drill bit in a pin vise, then insert into rivet and tap down. |
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Literati914 Threshold Plastic Rivet Suggestions Dec 9 2023, 04:21 PM
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I have a s... Dec 9 2023, 07:18 PM gereed75 I recently bought a set from 914 and they were ver... Dec 9 2023, 08:32 PM mlindner just use metal rivets, many sizes and also in blac... Dec 10 2023, 07:25 AM rick 918-S Mark is going to want to know about this. Dec 10 2023, 08:37 AM Nate W I insert the plastic rivet, holding the pin with s... Dec 10 2023, 05:33 PM Literati914
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Super clean the holes out.?
I could get the ... Dec 10 2023, 07:27 PM Literati914
Here’s what I do :
clip the rod very close to ... Dec 10 2023, 07:33 PM Mikey914 The way to install these is not intuitive.
Snap o... Dec 11 2023, 11:34 PM
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The way to install these is not intuitive.
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