Rivnut size and type

[tcrist]

Lippy,

You are correct. Harder to install. You also do not want to use stainless rivnuts with stainless bolts/screws. Most of the time it causes galling and then you cant remove the screws/bolts. Or if you can, sometimes it damages the threads.

TKB,
Olander is the place where you can get almost anything but they are a bit more expensive.

You can get self clenching hardware from McMaster-Carr also but not as high of minimum purchase.

We buy quite a bit of Pem hardware and quite a bit of other types from many different sources.

[tkb289]

Originally Posted by tcrist

TKB,
Olander is the place where you can get almost anything but they are a bit more expensive.

You can get self clenching hardware from McMaster-Carr also but not as high of minimum purchase.

We buy quite a bit of Pem hardware and quite a bit of other types from many different sources.

Terry … You are most likely correct, Olander might be a bit more expensive. However, the past several times I have been at Olander, there was no minimum purchase amount for cash. I believe there is a $10 or so minimum if a credit card is used. I like that one can buy a small quantity of different sizes, because sometimes it's hard to know what will work and they almost always have what you need. Best to go with a list of what you want, and they can make suggestions as needed. Always good to shop around.

[tcrist]

Originally Posted by tkb289

Terry … You are most likely correct, Olander might be a bit more expensive. However, the past several times I have been at Olander, there was no minimum purchase amount for cash. I believe there is a $10 or so minimum if a credit card is used. I like that one can buy a small quantity of different sizes, because sometimes it's hard to know what will work and they almost always have what you need. Best to go with a list of what you want, and they can make suggestions as needed. Always good to shop around.

TKB,


The nice thing about Olander is if you are in the Bay Area they are right there when you need something and they have about everything under the sun. The people there are very knowledgeable and Olander has been around for years. With McMaster-Carr, you might have to wait a day or two.

At work we deal mainly with DB Roberts for all of our Pem needs, but we buy them 5K-10K at a time.