pic: 1058 PVC Pirates 2016 Robot: Low Expectations

[BrendanB]

Originally Posted by trumpthero786

Riv-Nuts are new to me. Could you show an instance where you used these in particular? I googled them and they look very cool. Love the robot by the way. Congrats on you awards and banners, and good luck at your next events!

Originally Posted by Rombus

I don't feel so stupid now! I too have never heard of a Riv-Nut, but they do look useful! Have there been any problems with using them and the roughness of the game?

Like Devin said they are similar to a pop rivet and installed similarly. An album of some of our assemblies is linked here.

They are new to me this year but 1058 has used them occasionally in the past. With a more compact design this year we started using them on our drivebase since getting a wrench on the inside of the drivebase was tough with the electronics. Once we started using them we started using them just about anywhere we would have used a nut.

No issues so far this year with how rough the game is. We've broken wheels and bent axles but the Riv-nuts in the drivebase are still intact.

They are really nice because with three allen keys we can take apart most of the robot and have less hardware than normal.