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Whisker pole track & rivets
"Brian Whatcott" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 18:50:26 -0800 (PST), joost
wrote:
I am investigating the best way to fasten a 4 metre long alu t-track
for my whisker/spi pole to the alu mast.
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And, how would I go with off-the-shelf T-track which is made for
countersunk heads?
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Joost.
You might think about riv-nuts. Bigger hole in the mast, but much
more thread, when the riv-nut is pulled in place.
Brian W
Roll your own tool...
http://www.fjr1300.info/howto/rivnut-tool.html
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