x2elite
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- Texarkana, AR/TX
Has anyone ever mounted theirs just using rivets? I was thinking about possible just mounting mine with rivets, but figured I would see what the general consensus is on doing that.
I have to be the odball here and disagree with most of you. I work at gichner shelter systems where we make miltary shelters for the miltary our shelters and commandcenter are combat proven in many enviroments. weather attached to a humvee or a medivac unit or a navy ship or even on with our patriot missle line we use countersunk rivets not bolts or screws. and when we are not using rivets we use whats called a huck gun which uses hucks and they are almost identical to a rivet. point being if it is good enough for the united states military and if it can be used on a missile housing a rivet or rivnut is definatly strong enough for this application however what i would do after riveting it is cover the counter sink with an epoxy or other material just to ensure that the rivets have no chance of catching on anything. just as an extra insurance but an easy fix for this is just to hit it with a deeper counter sink if you dont want to cover the hole up.....just my 2 cents
Thanks for your 2 cents, and honestly if the shuttle can fly into space on rivets, my Jeep can navigate the local trails....
and am planning on putting silicone around the edges of the guard