There have been a few people asking questions of what kind of rivet to use to fix their sled. I just finished installing a heat exchanger on my Apex, and used the pop rivets supplied by Yamaha. I was extremely impressed how they work. The rivet is designed to create folds when pulled. The folds create pressure to hold the materials together tightly, and also give alot more surface area on the blind side. You can see the folds if you look at the blind side of the rivet on your Yami. The rivets are made of steel and are coated with what looks to be aluminum, but not sure of the coating.
I had to buy a pneumatic pop rivet gun ($100), because the hand rivet guns were not up to the job. I broke 2 quality hand pop rivet guns, before deciding to buck up for a good air tool. Money well spent, and now I have another cool tool to add to my "Awesome Array of tools"
The rivets cost .55 each from Yamaha. Kind of spendy, but well worth it. Couldn't find anything like it at the industrial fastener stores.
I had to buy a pneumatic pop rivet gun ($100), because the hand rivet guns were not up to the job. I broke 2 quality hand pop rivet guns, before deciding to buck up for a good air tool. Money well spent, and now I have another cool tool to add to my "Awesome Array of tools"
The rivets cost .55 each from Yamaha. Kind of spendy, but well worth it. Couldn't find anything like it at the industrial fastener stores.
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