rivbolt's

[New to this]

Have spotted "rivbolt's" on some diy program, and cant find any reference to them in forums

 

can think of a few things they might be useful for on a boat

 

just wondering if anyone has used them and how they found them?

Edited June 18, 2016 by New to this

[Taslim]

Yes and they are good. Google (other searcch eng....) Avdel.

 

It is a blind fitted captive stud or threaded bush fitted using a mandrel and 'thing'. For sheet metal.

[boathunter]

Avoid the tools that look like pop rivet pliers they can only manage aluminium rivnuts.

[Tiggs]

Used to use these quite a lot in a factory were I worked - I designed them into some equipment cases and they were in some equipment we made for the GPO. OK for places where you couldn't get access to the other side and the material was not thick enough for a normal thread to be tapped, however much preferred to use ordinary nuts and bolts where possible.

[Mutts]

In aviation, I've encountered Jo-Bolts

[New to this]

Used to use these quite a lot in a factory were I worked - I designed them into some equipment cases and they were in some equipment we made for the GPO. OK for places where you couldn't get access to the other side and the material was not thick enough for a normal thread to be tapped, however much preferred to use ordinary nuts and bolts where possible.

would always prefer to use normal

 

however can see them being useful when adding exterior equipment as don't have to strip liners etc to use them

[Joe Bourke]

Rivnuts?

[John V]

they sound like swaged captive nuts, very useful with thin metal assemblies, we used them a lot for fixings on chassis for electronic equipment

[New to this]

Rivnuts?

 

 

https://youtu.be/Gvmsdy3Pkwo

Avoid the tools that look like pop rivet pliers they can only manage aluminium rivnuts.

 

yep if nothing else they look like more work

[bag 'o' bones]

Used blind bolts to secure our chimney collar

Dead easy to use, just drill a hole the same diameter of the bolt - insert - give it a quick flick to engage the mechanism and tighten up.

 

http://www.blindbolt.co.uk/blind-bolt.aspx

[New to this]

Used blind bolts to secure our chimney collar

Dead easy to use, just drill a hole the same diameter of the bolt - insert - give it a quick flick to engage the mechanism and tighten up.

 

http://www.blindbolt.co.uk/blind-bolt.aspx

ok can see some applications for those thanks, my only concern is you end up, or could end up, with quite a lot of bolt and nut exposed, suppose you could cut the excess back but on occasions this may not be possible due to location

[MtB]

Avoid the tools that look like pop rivet pliers they can only manage aluminium rivnuts.

 

 

I use Rivnuts from time to time but I've never heard of rivbolt, which the OP asked about.

 

And the blind Rivnuts I use are stainless steel, and the (correct) tool I have for setting them looks a bit like a pop rivet plier only sturdier.

Edited June 18, 2016 by Mike the Boilerman

[Taslim]

Avoid the tools that look like pop rivet pliers they can only manage aluminium rivnuts.

True for the cheapo sets but we use a 'pliers' tool in service dept that can set steel studs or bushes into 6mm plate.

[New to this]

 

 

I use Rivnuts from time to time but I've never heard of rivbolt, which the OP asked about.

 

And the blind Rivnuts I use are stainless steel, and the (correct) tool I have for setting them looks a bit like a pop rivet plier only sturdier.

ohh stainless steel will research

[Patto]

When the new laws regarding extra rear view mirrors for HGV's came into operation, I had to retro fit about five lorry cabs with mirrors. A rivnut kit was bought to facilitate the fitting. I wouldn't trust one nut for any sort of loading, but half a dozen distributed as dictated by the mounting brackets supported fairly heavy mirrors. Care is needed with drill sizes and positioning as once the fairly large hole is drilled, it can't be moved.

[New to this]

When the new laws regarding extra rear view mirrors for HGV's came into operation, I had to retro fit about five lorry cabs with mirrors. A rivnut kit was bought to facilitate the fitting. I wouldn't trust one nut for any sort of loading, but half a dozen distributed as dictated by the mounting brackets supported fairly heavy mirrors. Care is needed with drill sizes and positioning as once the fairly large hole is drilled, it can't be moved.

old maxim of measure it once, measure it twice before you cut or in this case drill springs to mind

[MtB]

Yes either 'measure twice, cut once', or do it the other way around...

[cuthound]

Yes either 'measure twice, cut once', or do it the other way around...

Never worked for me, always seems to be "measure several times and then cut several times"

[MtB]

Never worked for me, always seems to be "measure several times and then cut several times"

 

 

Not a problem if each time you measure you need to cut it a bit smaller...

 

But life is never like that!