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Posted by Wes on February 7, 2010, 7:03 pm
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>In December 2009, I started a thread titled "Colander Repair" (on the
>best way to reattach a foot released by absence or failure of spot
>welds), in which I settled upon Type 303 SS rivets from McMaster-Carr,
>and the setting tool.
>
>Rivets: McMaster 97386A139, 3/32" shaft diameter, 1/4" long, flat head,
>18-8 SS, 250 for $12.
>
>Setting tool: 6663A21, for 3/32" shafts, $24.
>
>
>Today I replaced the swaged-over 2-56 screws with these rivets. I had
>to ream the holes out with a #41 (0.096") drill, to accept the 0.095"
>barrels of the rivets. It turned out that the business end of the
>rivet-setting tool is too large to be used for this job, so I just used
>a ball-peen hammer against a big iron block used as the anvil.
>
>It was dead easy and works very well, the feet feel very secure, and
>there are no screw threads to catch on things. This is likely a
>permanent fix.
>
>
>Joe Gwinn
What, no pictures? It is a nice feeling when you can repair something you have
grown
comfortable with.
Wes
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>best way to reattach a foot released by absence or failure of spot
>welds), in which I settled upon Type 303 SS rivets from McMaster-Carr,
>and the setting tool.
>
>Rivets: McMaster 97386A139, 3/32" shaft diameter, 1/4" long, flat head,
>18-8 SS, 250 for $12.
>
>Setting tool: 6663A21, for 3/32" shafts, $24.
>
>
>Today I replaced the swaged-over 2-56 screws with these rivets. I had
>to ream the holes out with a #41 (0.096") drill, to accept the 0.095"
>barrels of the rivets. It turned out that the business end of the
>rivet-setting tool is too large to be used for this job, so I just used
>a ball-peen hammer against a big iron block used as the anvil.
>
>It was dead easy and works very well, the feet feel very secure, and
>there are no screw threads to catch on things. This is likely a
>permanent fix.
>
>
>Joe Gwinn