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Re: Ribbit Rivet...

We riveted most of the Kitbot connections, and left bolts in some others. I don't have a good photo - wait until later this weekend, after NJ - but IIRC we riveted all the places where there were 2 'bolts' holding something, and bolted the 'single bolt' places, with the notable exception of all the ones where they might stick out into the bumper space.

We were really unhappy with the Harbor Freight riveter, but didn't have the funds to get a better one. We did have to keep it leberally greased just to function - the problem was that it would not release the manderl after the 'pop'. One of these days, I'll try to figure out why that is so.

I like the idea of a pneumatic riveter. Almost as cool as a hand-operated hydraulic hole punch (which I first saw at Palmetto)

Don
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