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Do I have to buy a riveting tool to install these?

Discussion in 'Cushion, Curtains, Carpets, Bedding, Clothing Stor' started by jk70, Jul 20, 2015.

  1. Jul 20, 2015 #1
    jk70

    jk70 Member

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    or can I use something else. Trying not to have to purchase anything but I want to do it correctly. This is for a hanging wardrobe for my Rockwood 1950.


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    Jimmy the rug

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    Yes you have to buy a hand rivet gun The squeeze type they sell them at Lowes or Home Cheapo, just make sure the tip can accommodate the stem of the fastener it looks like a 40 -.090" or a 30 .125" dia stem
     
  3. Jul 20, 2015 #3
    tcanthonyii

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    Or use a screw. A rivet tool is cheap.


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  4. Jul 20, 2015 #4
    nineoaks2004

    nineoaks2004 Every meal is a picnic and every Day is a holiday

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    If you have a harbor freight close, the rivet tool is cheap and you will get extra rivets in the package too.
     
  5. Jul 21, 2015 #5
    PinnMcrack

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    Depending on where you live in NC, I have a air powered rivet gun. [;)]
     
  6. Jul 21, 2015 #6
    Keith Hawkins

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    You could use a simple small screw and if need be a plastic anchor. Most people have a bunch paying around their house from old projects ect.
     
  7. Jul 21, 2015 #7
    Old_Geezer

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    You need to use a screws and washers throw the rivet away.

    If your hanging wardrobe is going to have any weight to it at all you need to find something solid to attach into like a roof support. A screw or even that rivet will eventually pull out of the thin plywood which is the inner surface of the roof.

    I've never understood the RV industries use of rivets instead of real fasteners, what a PITA.
     
  8. Jul 21, 2015 #8
    R00

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    Faster assembly.
     

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