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Unread 08-04-2012, 15:25
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Re: Tube Versus Channel

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Originally Posted by Kevin Sevcik View Post
(Last thread derailing, I swear)
Rivnuts are definitely cool and we've used them before. Did I mention we have gorillas on our team? Last year they cross threaded a bumper attachment screw in a rivnut, then spun the rivnut. We missed a match getting that bumper off and replacing that rivnut. So we're running reversible bumpers now and are a little more cautious of rivnuts.
Another semi-endorsement for rivnuts. They are really cool things, in theory. However, beware of using in 1/16th wall stock -- very easy to spin them, and then you have a mess. Installation is also an art! Too much force, thinking to make a better seat, tends to mess up the threads, especially in aforementioned 1/16th wall. Still, they're pretty neat and tidy when done well!