Aluminium floor

[les g]

why yes just use stainless rivets
cheers les g

[Beardy_John]

damn, why didnt I think of that! And from my datasheets, should be quite a bit stronger than the standard alu/steel rivets

[HandyAndy]

Thanks guys, guess where i,m going tomorrow??? stainless shop

cheers
andy

[jerkins]

Originally Posted by les g

why yes just use stainless rivets
cheers les g

As long as you've got arms like Popeye...

[Beardy_John]

or an air powered rivet gun

[HandyAndy]

Originally Posted by jerkins

As long as you've got arms like Popeye...

well i used to be a sailor in the Merchant Navy.... does that qualify me?

andy

[AshG]

air powered rivet gun is the way forward. i got mine from axminster for £45. was worth every penny when i did the floor on the weekend. its the first time i have done large amounts of riveting and not felt dead by the end of it.

[HandyAndy]

what size compressor would i need for the air powered rivet gun? i,ve seen a complete kit in Aldi, would that be upto the job?
cheers
andy

[Beardy_John]

The rivet gun should state a rated pressure and flow per minute (cfm I think). Even a small compressor should be up to the task, 25L sort of size, it's not like you'll be firing it off 100 times a minute or anything

[AshG]

most compressors will run one they require very little air.