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Originally Posted by rbc12325
Steve, A monel rivit is a steel alloy rivet mainly used in hi-temp applications such as stainless firewalls etc. Installing an AN470AD5 rivet would be my first choice, however a cherry max rivet would also be ok. Your p/n would be a CR3213-5-2(check your grip length) you will need a #21 drill bit for a clean hole. If the hole will clean up with a #27 bit you can also use a CR3243-4-2 oversize rivet. These rivets may be pulled with a heavy duty pop rivet gun. You should practice on a piece of scrap with one or two rivets to get a feel for the gun, and to verify your grip length. Drilling a c-max rivet out is difficult even for a proffessional sheetmetal mechanic.
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Robert--
Any suggestions on where I can get the rivets you note above. Van's does not seem to carry any of them, including the an470ad5 rivets--they skip right up from a 4 to a 6. Likewise, the biggest pulled rivets they seem to have are fours (except the monel). They don't carry any CR3243 at all.
I will definitely heed your advice on practicing before I pull/shoot one.
Thanks for your help.
Steve