Hello all,
Apologies if this has been covered extensively elsewhere, I can't find it.
I want to install some dead locks on my van, Once 'chopped in' I believe they'll need riveting to fix them in place.
I've no real experience of riveting. I see I can buy a cheapish riveter quite easily, I was wondering if these put the same kind of rivets in, as an expensive rivet gun; like I assume they'd use if I got a garage to do it.
Do rivets come in different lengths/ gauges? I guess it's just a case of drilling a clearance hole and the rivet heads do the work of holding everything in place.
If its stronger to use a big powerful gun I was thinking I'd get everything fitted but loose and then drive to a garage or metal working outfit and get them to rivet everything in place.
I'm loathed to spend extra hundreds of pounds on having someone else come out and fit the locks just a bit quicker than I feel I should be able to do myself.
Any words/advice on riveting or fitting deadlocks to van doors appreciated.
Thanks in advance and all the best.
Apologies if this has been covered extensively elsewhere, I can't find it.
I want to install some dead locks on my van, Once 'chopped in' I believe they'll need riveting to fix them in place.
I've no real experience of riveting. I see I can buy a cheapish riveter quite easily, I was wondering if these put the same kind of rivets in, as an expensive rivet gun; like I assume they'd use if I got a garage to do it.
Do rivets come in different lengths/ gauges? I guess it's just a case of drilling a clearance hole and the rivet heads do the work of holding everything in place.
If its stronger to use a big powerful gun I was thinking I'd get everything fitted but loose and then drive to a garage or metal working outfit and get them to rivet everything in place.
I'm loathed to spend extra hundreds of pounds on having someone else come out and fit the locks just a bit quicker than I feel I should be able to do myself.
Any words/advice on riveting or fitting deadlocks to van doors appreciated.
Thanks in advance and all the best.