Rivnuts, need some advice.

dieseldog69 · Aug 22, 2018

Looking at some M6 stainless rivnuts for a little project, anyone got any experience with stainless rivnuts?

I know that they will be much harder than mild steel and doubly harder than ally ones but will they be relatively easy to set or a proper pain in the hole, only going through a single sheet of 1.5mm steel.

Any tips fellas?

Al2O3 · Aug 23, 2018

dieseldog69 said:
Looking at some M6 stainless rivnuts for a little project, anyone got any experience with stainless rivnuts?

I know that they will be much harder than mild steel and doubly harder than ally ones but will they be relatively easy to set or a proper pain in the hole, only going through a single sheet of 1.5mm steel.

Any tips fellas?

I've only tried the ali ones on the rear cross member. Didn't have the proper tool, but followed a how to with a bolt etc. Failed miserably. I once used stainless pop rivets in my pop rivet gun and they were extremely difficult to pull. Unless you've got a really good rivnut tool I think you'll have bother with them.

dieseldog69 · Aug 23, 2018

Al2O3 said:
I've only tried the ali ones on the rear cross member. Didn't have the proper tool, but followed a how to with a bolt etc. Failed miserably. I once used stainless pop rivets in my pop rivet gun and they were extremely difficult to pull. Unless you've got a really good rivnut tool I think you'll have bother with them.

I am thinking one of these.

Proper job me finks.

Al2O3 · Aug 23, 2018

dieseldog69 said:
I am thinking one of these.

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Proper job me finks.

Looks like it'll do the job

Bantam1 · Aug 23, 2018

Al2O3 said:
I've only tried the ali ones on the rear cross member. Didn't have the proper tool, but followed a how to with a bolt etc. Failed miserably. I once used stainless pop rivets in my pop rivet gun and they were extremely difficult to pull. Unless you've got a really good rivnut tool I think you'll have bother with them.

+1 the ss rivets for the defender were heavy work and needed my big industrial rivet gun, you probably wont get away without a good quality rivnut tool in that case whilst you can manage without when using aluminium

Kwakerman · Aug 23, 2018

dieseldog69 said:
I am thinking one of these.

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Proper job me finks.

How many do you need to do? Could work out quite expensive when you work out the cost per rivnut price!

JimS · Aug 23, 2018

dieseldog69 said:
I am thinking one of these.

View attachment 156288

Proper job me finks.

That's the one I've got, works well

headintheclouds · Aug 23, 2018

I have one of those and it's good for the smaller Rivnuts. You probably need the one with longer handles for 6mm stainless. Same make, different model.

Mikewilliams · Aug 23, 2018

Ive used stainless rvnuts quite a few times using this tool,

Make sure you get the type with the ‘splined’ sides fir extra grip because they can spin!

dieseldog69 · Aug 25, 2018

Kwakerman said:
How many do you need to do? Could work out quite expensive when you work out the cost per rivnut price!

I think it'll be about 70 in total, but then I will always have the tool for any other projects that pop up, can't ever have enough tools LOL

dieseldog69 · Aug 25, 2018

I could just use stainless skin pins but then they need drilled out in the future and won't provide the permanent solution.

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