Re: [CR]headbadge rivet question

(Example: Racing:Beryl Burton)

Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 13:39:15 -0800
Subject: Re: [CR]headbadge rivet question
From: "D. Kennard" <d.kennard@home.com>
To: <chuckschmidt@earthlink.net>, Classic Bike List <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
In-Reply-To: <3AB4FE8B.3BB8@earthlink.net>


Those small rivets are also often called "drive rivets", and are sometimes found at good surplus hardware stores. Joe Factor in Burbank CA comes to mind. He's got every type of fastener ever made, in almost every alloy; just plan on looking all day. Cheers,

Duane Kennard


> The most typical method of headbadge attachment that I have observed is
> the use of a "self-tapping" rivet. It looks like a small rivet with
> spiral ridges on the shaft. As the rivet is tapped into the hole, the
> ridges cut into the metal to hold very tight. You can usually push them
> out from inside the head tube with enough leverage and reuse them.
>
> Available from Nick Tithcott at Lloyds, as was previously stated:
> http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/NICK_AT_LLOYDS/home.htm
>
> Chuck Schmidt
> South Pasadena, California
> 70s and beautiful today