Michael Burbidge
Well Known Member
I'm just finishing the attach angles on my first tank. I went to rivet the platenuts to the attach angle and found that for almost all of them the holes for the rivets in the attach angles are two close together, by about 1/32.
I don't know how this happened. The way that I drilled the holes for the platenuts is I took a platenut and one of the bolts that go into the platenut and screwed the platenut to the attach angle. I then clamped one side of the platenut and drilled then other. I then put a cleco in the drilled side and drilled the other one.
I assume that the platenuts are consistent in size. I guess I'll be ordering new attach angles.
Is there a better way to drill the rivet holes for these attach angles?
I don't know how this happened. The way that I drilled the holes for the platenuts is I took a platenut and one of the bolts that go into the platenut and screwed the platenut to the attach angle. I then clamped one side of the platenut and drilled then other. I then put a cleco in the drilled side and drilled the other one.
I assume that the platenuts are consistent in size. I guess I'll be ordering new attach angles.
Is there a better way to drill the rivet holes for these attach angles?