Steve,
Just got home from nola. I took my daughter down to retrieve some things from her apartment (about a block from you if you recall). Mostly limbs down and a few small trees uprooted. I’m not sure if you evacuated before or after Ida but your place looks fine here is a shot of St. Charles...
Whoa, hold on. pickman, I just saw in your earlier post that you have the slotted (London underground logo) holes. I’m not sure the rivnuts will work for you...maybe not enough surface area for the rivnut to grip. Perhaps Keshav’s suggestion in post #6 would be a better solution. If you want...
It’s been a couple of years but I think I got them off eBay. PM me your address and I’ll send you what you need plus enough to practice with. I’ve got a bunch left over. You can buy a special installation tool, but they are expensive. Search YouTube and you’ll find several videos on how to put...
Actually the mounting plate that came with mine had relief of about 0.5mm on the bottom side where the holes are located. I shaved off a little more to clear the heads of the rivnuts which are 0.85mm. The actual mirror base fits over / straddles the mounting plate. When the set screw in the...
Today's hero: Stevehose
Below is a conversation between Stevehose and me late yesterday:
Jim:
Steve,
My O'fest trip Monday is in jeopardy. My alternator went out (what timing)! I've been to two repair shops and it can't be rebuilt. I can't find one in stock anywhere much less delivered in...
Steve,
For an overlap joint like you you have designed here you might wat to consider pre-treating the blind areas with something like Wurth zinc rich weld-thru primer to get at least some rust protection. I have used this with good success in applications like this.
JNL
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