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Old 8th August 2011, 05:28 PM
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Default Counter Sunk Pop Rivets for Floor

Going to put my ali floor in hopefully this weekend.
I'm sure I read the sides should use counter sunk pop rivets to give clearance for the side panels, what rivets have people used? and what countersink tool?
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Old 8th August 2011, 05:55 PM
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good question, also i'm guessing the rivets have to be sealed rivets or do youuse normal ones and put some silicone in the holes??

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Old 8th August 2011, 06:37 PM
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Get the rivets from a decent nut and bolt shop and ask them where the price break is on quantities . Some times you you get 500 for the same price as 250 as an example. If you are doing a lot invest in a drill and countersink as one unit.

http://cajero.co.uk/countersinks.htm

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Old 8th August 2011, 10:18 PM
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when I bought some rivets I found that screwfix were really cheap for 500+
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Old 9th August 2011, 01:20 PM
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Can't find any countersunk rivets in screwfix?
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a good deburing bit makes a great countersink in the drill
a large drill is useless as it has 2 cutting points and will make triangle shape countersinks
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