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Default December 24 - For all the saints (a riff on a hymn)

Ernest Scribbler wrote:
"Don White" wrote

Aluminum ivets shouldn't be hard to find...



They're readily available, (and less costly) but stainless rivets are more
commonly used by manufacturers, from what I've seen. My guess is that their
greater strength outweighs the other considerations.


That's my feel for it...