22-02-2015, 10:10
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Mad Scientist
AKA: Me
 FRC #2040 (DERT) Team Role: Engineer
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Join Date: Apr 2005
Rookie Year: 2003
Location: Peoria, IL
Posts: 1,959
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Re: Rivets vs threaded fasteners
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Originally Posted by Chris Endres
My rule of thumb, as a "we need to rivet this", or "we need to bolt this", is "will this need to be perfectly secure the whole season?" Yes: bolt, no: rivet.
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Considering rivets are used on aircraft, I'm surprised at this answer.
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