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10-31-2010, 06:56 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Southern California
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Back-rivet set roll pin...
ARGH!
My back-rivet set broke the roll pin that hold the nylon collar on. This is a 1/8" roll-pin and both ears broke. So, I went to McMaster-Carr to get them and guess what? you have to order 100 pins! *sigh*
So, if anyone out there has a broken pin on their back-rivet set, send me your address and I'll send a couple.
*sigh*
Dkb
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10-31-2010, 07:08 PM
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Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
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NAPA auto parts sells roll pins, and you can buy only one 
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10-31-2010, 07:22 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Hubbard Oregon
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This has been a common failure for many years.
20 years ago I repaired mine by cutting a short piece off of an appropriate diam. (dull) drill bit (the un-fluted shank portion) with a cutting disk and tapped it into the hole. It has been that way ever since.
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10-31-2010, 09:01 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Tucson, AZ
Posts: 818
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Try ACE hardware
Ace Hardware carries these pins.
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Paul Merems (EAA Tech Counselor, EAA Sheetmetal Workshop Instructor/Volunteer 12 yrs)
ExperimentalAero- HANGAR BANNERS
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RV-7A (Flying since 2010)/RV-4 (sold 1990)
Tucson, Arizona 85749
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10-31-2010, 11:38 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 1,256
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OSH has them, too...I have a handful in my tool box, because they seem to fail at the worst possible time.
I had an offset backrivet set that had a roll pin fail within a week of getting it... grrrrr....
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Santa Clarita, CA
PP-ASEL, ASES, Instrument Airplane
RV-7A N660WS flying!
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11-01-2010, 08:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Flagstaff, AZ
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When the one I bought from Avery did that, I contacted them and received a few.
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Patrick Kelley - Flagstaff, AZ
RV-6A N156PK - Flying too much to paint
RV-10 14MX(reserved) - Fuselage on gear
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11-01-2010, 09:47 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Virginia Beach, VA
Posts: 474
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Same thing happened to mine. I just cut a finish nail to length and bent the ends so it would fall out. This has worked fine for many years
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Virginia Beach
RV-6A (only took 13 years to build  )
N621TR In unrestricted operation
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