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Re: Stripped Sheetmetal Screws

To: "Philip E. Barnes" <peb3@cornell.edu>
Subject: Re: Stripped Sheetmetal Screws
From: Walt Boeninger <walt.boeninger@hp.com>
Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 15:27:14 -0700
http://www.bollhoff-rivnut.com/id23.htm

Philip E. Barnes wrote:

> At 8:13 AM -0400 5/28/04, John Mitchell wrote:
> 
>> There must be some type of anchor available for a blind sheet metal hole.
> 
> 
> John,
> You were on the right track with the Pop-Rivet idea. There is a product 
> called Riv-Nut and various other names that is essentially a blind rivet 
> with threads. You use your rivet tool to install it and end up with 
> machine threads in sheet metal. I think they range in size from 4-40 up 
> to 3/8-16. Cooler than Hollywood.





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